Bokaro coalfield (coal)
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Overview
The Bokaro coalfield in Jharkhand is part of the Damodar valley Gondwana belt, which holds most of India's coal reserves.
It lies in the Damodar valley in Jharkhand.
It is divided into East and West Bokaro coalfields.
It supplies coal to the Bokaro steel plant.
The field lies between the Damodar and its tributaries west of Jharia.
The Bokaro Steel Plant, set up with Soviet help in the 1960s, is one of the largest steel plants of SAIL.
The Damodar valley has India's main Gondwana coal deposits, which formed from plant matter in ancient river basins.
Remember the order of coalfields along the Damodar from east to west: Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, then Karanpura.
Geography and key facts
- Jharkhand
- Damodar valley
- Gondwana coal
- East and West Bokaro
- Bokaro steel plant
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on coalfields.
Note for UPSC
Jharkhand, Damodar valley.
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Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Mineral / fuel deposit
- State / UT
- Jharkhand
- Kind
- coal
- Coordinates
- 23.783°N, 85.950°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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