SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
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Jharkhand
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Karnataka
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Gujarat
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New Delhi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal.
Detailed explanation-2: -World War and the discovery of the Steam Engine were the two primary reasons for the boom of production of coal in Jharkhand. Indians challenged the British monopoly in 1894 when Seth Khora Ramji began coal extraction and production in the Jharia coal field.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jharkhand is rich in mineral resources such as coal (27.3% of India’s reserves), iron ore (26% of India’s reserves), copper ore (18.5% of India’s reserves), uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone, silver, graphite, magnetite and dolomite.
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. Giridih (Karbhari Coal Field) gives the finest coking coal in India for metallurgical purposes.