GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of:
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Damodar
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Godavari
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Mahanadi
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Wardha
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Damodar valley along the Bihar–West Bengal border includes India’s most important coal-and mica-mining fields and has long been an area of active industrial development. The major coalfields (Jharia, Raniganj, and Giridih) are mostly open-pit and are easily mined.
Detailed explanation-2: -Important areas include Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himalayan foothills of Darjeeling in West Bengal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala.
Detailed explanation-3: -Distribution of Gondwana Coal The Gondwana coal mines are located in river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi, Godavari, Son and Narmada.
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