MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
MINERALS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Jharkhand
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Orissa
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Madhya Pradesh
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Meghalaya
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eight years after it was banned, the practice of rat-hole coal mining is still rampant in Meghalaya owing to what many see as an unholy nexus between a section of politicians, bureaucrats and coal barons.
Detailed explanation-2: -Option D: Rat Hole mining is majorly only practiced in Meghalaya. Such cases are not seen in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand because the coal seams are thick in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, although in Meghalaya coal seams are very thin.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cherrapunjee, Mawlong, Ishamati, Shella, Komorrah, Borsora, Bagli in Khasi Hills District, Lakadong, Lumshonong, Nongkhlieh in Jaintia Hills District, Darrang Era-Aning, Siju and Chokpot in Garo Hills District. Sub-bituminous with medium to high sulphur and C.V.