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Collect information about places where we get coal, petroleum and natural gas in India and mark the places in the outline map of India

Updated On: Dec 16, 2024
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Coal:

Jharkhand: Jharia, Bokaro, Giridih, Karanpura, Ramgarh.
Odisha: Talcher, Angul.
Chhattisgarh: Korba, Chirimiri, Bilaspur.
West Bengal: Raniganj, Asansol, Bankura.
Madhya Pradesh: Singrauli, Umaria, Shahdol.
Maharashtra: Wardha, Chandrapur.
Andhra Pradesh: Godavari Valley.
Telangana: Singareni.
Meghalaya: Garo Hills.
Assam: Makum, Nazira.
Petroleum:

Mumbai High (Offshore region of Maharashtra and Gujarat).
Gujarat: Ankleshwar, Kalol, Mehsana, Vadodara.
Assam: Naharkatiya, Digboi.
Rajasthan: Barmer.
Natural Gas:

Gujarat: Cambay, Bombay High, Hazira, Ankleshwar.
Andhra Pradesh: Krishna-Godavari Basin.
Tripura: Agartala.
Tamil Nadu: Cauvery Basin.
Rajasthan: Barmer.
The following map depicts the areas where coal, petroleum and natural gas are found in abundance

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Following are the places :
Coal : Jharia, Chandrapura, Bokaro, Giridih (Jarkhand), Ranigunj and Asansol (West Bengal), Singrauli (M.P.), Korba (Chhattisgarh), Singareni (A.P.) : Talcher and Rampur Himgir (Odisa) and Chand coal field (Maharashtra).
Petroleum : Digboi, Hugrijan, Moran, Naharkatiya, Sibsagar, Rudrasagar and Badarpur (Asom), Bombay High (Maharashtra), Ankleshwar, Kosamba, Kalol, Mehsana, Navagam and Dholka (Gujarat), Krishna and Godavari river basins (A.P.)
Natural gas: Cambay and Ankleshwar fields (Gujarat) and Bombay High (Maharashtra), Coastal Andhra Pradesh.
 Following is the map of India with location mark :

Map of India

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