NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA
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Odisha
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Gujarat
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Himachal Pradesh
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Kerala
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iron ore is abundantly available in the districts of Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Jajpur.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Jiling-Langlota and Guali iron ore blocks, situated in the mineral rich Keonjhar district of Odisha, can now have an annual production target of about 12 million tonnes. The two blocks have consolidated iron ore reserves of 275 million tonnes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore in India. Here good quality haematite is mined in the districts of Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj, Kuttack and Korapur districts also.
Detailed explanation-4: -The major iron ore belts in India are listed below: Odisha-Jharkhand belt. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt in Chattisgarh. Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka.