Question

Coal reserves in India occur in which of these river valleys?

1. Son                         2. Damodar

3. Godavari                 4. Mahanadi                      

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2, and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1, 2, 3 and 4

The correct answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.

• ​India, currently, stands fifth in terms of total World Coal Resources, whereas it is third from the point of view of identified reserves.
• The coal occurrences in India are mainly distributed along the present day river valleys i.e. Damodar Valley, Sone-Mahanadi Valley, Pench-Kanhan Valley, Wardha-Godavari Valley etc.

 

• Jharkhand has the first rank in coal reserves and its production.
• Most of the coalfields in the state of Jharkhand are located in a narrow belt running in the east-west direction almost along 24 degrees north latitude from the Gondwana period. 
• The main coal mining centres of the state are Auranga, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jharia, Giridh, Karanpur, Ramgarh and Hutar. 
• Jharia coalfield is one of the oldest and richest coal fields of India.
• It lies south of Dhanbad and stores the best of metallurgical coal (bituminous) in the country.