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Detailed explanation-1: -Hasdeo Arand is a forest in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh in central India. The forest is 170, 000 hectares in area and is home to a diverse ecology and adivasi communities such as the Gonds. It is on top of the Hasdeo Arand coalfield in the north of Chhattisgarh.

Detailed explanation-2: -A sprawling forest in the northern part of Chhattisgarh, Hasdeo Arand is known for its biodiversity and also its coal deposits. The forest falls under Korba, Sujapur and Sarguja districts with sizeable tribal population. The Hasdeo river, a tributary of Mahanadi, flows through it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Baikunthpur Coalfields: Main coal mines are Charcha, Pandavpara, Katkona under the Baikunthpur coalfields. Jhagrakhand or Hasdev Coalfields: Main coal mines are Jhagrakhand and haldibadi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raniganj was the very first coalfield in India where coal mining started during the East India Company i.e. in the year 1774.