Important Facts For Prelims
World’s Second-Largest Coal Block
- 20 Sep 2019
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Deaucha Panchami coal block of Birbhum Coalfield Area is World’s Second Largest Coal Block situated in West Bengal.
- This coal mine is the largest coal mine or coal block in Asia, due to the number of coal reserves.
- It is the newest coal mine in West Bengal.
- The proposed mining project at Birbhum coalfield Area has been recently in the news due to expected environmental concerns and displacement of the people from the same area.
