Economic Geography

Major Sea Ports

1. Kandla Port •  Located in Kutch District of Gujarat •  Tidal Port •  Kandla SEZ is first special economic zone of India   2. Mumbai Port •  Natural deep-water harbour •  Largest and busiest Port of India   3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port •  Located in Navi Mumbai of Maharashtra •  Largest Artificial Port of […]

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Thermal Power Stations – Gas Based

1. Samarlakota Combined Cycle Power Plant by Reliance in Samarlakota E Godavari Andhra Pradesh-  2,620 MW 2. Lanco Kondapalli Power Plant by Lanco Infratech in Kondapalli  Krishna Andhra Pradesh-  1,500 MW 3. Khathalguri CCPP by NEEPCO in Kathalguri Assam-  291 MW 4. Lakwa Thermal Power Station by APGCL in Maibella Sivasagar Assam-  157.2 MW 5.

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Coalfields

1. Aurangabad Coalfield •  Estimated reserves of 3 billion tonnes of coal. •  It one of the largest coal reserves in India. •  Located in the state of Bihar.   2. Birbhum Coalfield •  Estimated reserves of 5 billion tonnes of coal. •  Deucha Pachami coal block spread over an area of 9.7 km2, largest

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Strategic Petroleum Reserves

1. Padoor •  Located in Udupi district, Karnataka •  Underground rock caverns •  Land area in 179.21 Acres •  Capacity is 2.5 MMT •  Another storage capacity of 2.5 MMT is under construction.   2. Mangalore •  Located in Mangalore, Karnataka •  Underground rock caverns •  Land area in 104.73 Acres •  Capacity is 1.5

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Oil Refineries

1. Andhra Pradesh •  Tatipaka Refinery •  Visakhapatnam Refinery   2. Assam •  Bongaigaon Refinery •  Digboi Refinery •  Guwahati Refinery •  Numaligarh Refinery   3. Bihar •  Barauni Refinery   4. Gujarat •  Koyali Refinery  •  Jamnagar Refinery •  Nayara Energy Refinery, Vadinar   5. Haryana •  Panipat Refinery   6. Karnataka •  Mangalore

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Mineral Resources in India

1. Iron Ore * Two main types of ore found in India are hematite and magnetite. * Important hematite mines are in Bellary, Karnataka; Singhbhum, Jharkhand; Keonjhar, Odisha; Bastar, Chhattisgarh and Goa. * Magnetite ores are mainly in Chikmagalur of Karnataka and North Arcot of TN. 2. Manganese * Important raw material for smelting of

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Coalfields in India

List of Major Coal Fields in India is as follows- 1. Aurangabad Coalfield * Estimated reserves of 3 billion tonnes of coal. * It one of the largest coal reserves in India. * Located in the state of Bihar. 2. Birbhum Coalfield * Estimated reserves of 5 billion tonnes of coal. * Deucha Pachami coal

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