Question

Answer the following in a paragraph

Write about the uses of Coal and its areas of distribution.

Answer 1

Coal is a non-renewable resource. It is available in the form of sedimentary rocks.

It has a close association with the industrial development of any country.

Uses:-

Coal is an important source of energy in India with its varied and innumerable uses

1. It is converted into gas, oil, and thermal power electricity.
2. Besides it forms a basic raw material for the production of chemicals, dyes, fertilizers, paints, synthetic, and explosives.

Distribution:-

Indian coal is mostly associated with the Gondwana region and is primarily found in peninsular India.

1. The States of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh alone account for nearly 90% of the coal reserves of the country. About 2% of India’s coal is of tertiary type and is mostly in Assam and Jammu and Kashmir.
2. Jharkhand is the largest coal-producing state in the country. Indian lignite (brown coal) deposits occur particularly in Tamil Nadu ( Neyveli), Puducherry, and Kerala.