GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Bokaro
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Raniganj
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Jharia
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Giridih
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Detailed explanation-1: -Raniganj Coalfield covers an area of 443.50 km2 (171.24 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 49.17 billion tonnes, spread across Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. That makes it the second largest coalfield in the country (in terms of reserves).
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s coal production is concentrated in various regions of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chattisgarh. The largest coalfield is situated in Jharia of Jharkhand.
Detailed explanation-3: -COAL MINING IN INDIA: THE PAST India has a long history of commercial coal mining covering nearly 220 years starting from 1774 by M/s Sumner and Heatly of East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of river Damodar.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dhanbad – One of the oldest in Jharkhand and the richest coalfields of India. It is the storehouse of the best metallurgical coal i.e coking coal. Gondwana Coalfield.