ALL ABOUT WEST BENGAL

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❑ Introduction to West Bengal Geography

❑ Physiographic divisions
❑ Rivers of West Bengal
❑ Soil and Climate of West Bengal
❑ Mineral Resources of West Bengal
❑ National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in WB
❑ Agriculture in West Bengal
❑ Irrigation and Hydropower Projects in West Bengal
❑ Transport System in West Bengal
❑ WB Misc
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ALL ABOUT WEST BENGAL
Know Your State

❑ Introduction to West Bengal Geography

❑ Physiographic divisions
❑ Rivers of West Bengal
❑ Soil and Climate of West Bengal
❑ Mineral Resources of West Bengal
❑ National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in WB
❑ Agriculture in West Bengal
❑ Irrigation and Hydropower Projects in West Bengal
❑ Transport System in West Bengal
❑ WB Misc
❑ 300 MCQ on WB
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
Mineral Resources of West Bengal
➢The state of West Bengal has an important position in the mineral production
of the country. In terms of value, the state accounts for 8% of mineral
production in India and occupies the seventh position.
➢Various metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits have been located both in
the Peninsular and Extra-peninsular parts of the State and some of them
viz. coal, chinaclay, fireclay, apatite, dolomite, limestone, silica sand, bas
e metals, wolframite have economic importance.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Detailed accounts of the mineral resources are as follows:
✓ Apatite
• The apatite-magnetite mineralization occurs in the southern part of the
Purulia district.
• Apatite deposit is being exploited by the West Bengal Mineral Development
and Trading Corporation Ltd. (WBMDTCL) since 1975 and marketed as
a direct application in the fertilizer industry.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Asbestos
• Discontinuous and irregular veins of asbestos occur along the shear planes and
diagonal joints within meta-dolerites, especially along with their contacts with
the schists and phyllites of the Singhbhum Group around Birmadal and
Chirugora areas of Medinipur District.
✓ Barytes
• Baryte veins occur persistently along a 12 Km. long E-W trending belt
in Purulia district extending from Malthal in the East to Ukma in the West.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Base Metals
• Occurrences of base metals are reported
from Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Purulia
• The most important base metal deposits for lead and zinc in the Himalayan
terrain near Gorubathan, Darjeeling district are reported from Khar Khola,
Mal Khola, Daling Chu, and Sukha Khola blocks.
✓ China Clay
• Extensive deposits of clay have been located in the different parts
of Birbhum, Bankura, Medinipur, and Purulia.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Coal
• It is well known that the Raniganj coalfield of West Bengal holds the earliest
known coalfield of the country.
• During the last 10-12 years, the Birbhum coalfield has been discovered.
• Besides these two large coalfields, there are a few minor coalfields and outliers
of coal-bearing rocks, like Darjeeling, Barjora, Hetampur, and Tangsuli.
• Except for Barjora which holds some promise, others are of academic interest
at present.
• To date, Raniganj coalfield is the only coal-producing area of the state.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
• Coals in the Indian peninsular coalfields are contained in the Lower
Gondwana Group of sediments where two formations are known to be coal-
bearing.
• Of these, the Barakar Formation is the major repository of coal, while the
younger, Raniganj Formation is a minor contributor.
• In Raniganj coalfields, however, Raniganj Formation holds a larger share of
the total coal reserves.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Dolomite
• Extensive deposits of dolomite occur in the Jainti area of Jalpaiguri
• However, the entire dolomite deposits are comprised within the Buxa Tiger
Reserve.
✓ Fire Clay
• The Fireclay deposits are generally associated with the coal seams over a wide
area in Raniganj coalfield of the Bardhaman district and in some areas of the
coalfield of Birbhum district.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Kyanite
• Discontinuous bodies of Kyanite-quartz rocks are located in the district of
Purulia.
✓ Limestone
• The occurrences of limestone around Kudagara, Tutu Pahar, Subarnarekha
river, Dankagarha Nala, Balamu, and Maramu areas of Purulia district
• Harirampur and Salaipahari areas of Bankura district were also
investigated in detail by surface exploration.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Silica Sand
• A huge reserve of sands is available from the beds of many rivers in
the western and northern parts of the State.
• The sands of the Damodar and Ajoy rivers are in great demand for stowing in
the coal mines of the Raniganj Coalfield.
▪ Ochre deposits are also found in Medinipur and Purulia districts.
✓ Wolframite
• The occurrences of Wolframite are located in
the Chhendapathar and Porapahar areas of Bankura district.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
➢ Minerals of lesser economic importance
✓ Gold
• Show of placer gold is present in the streams/rivers flowing through the
Proterozoic volcano-sedimentary pile of rocks
in Purulia, Bankura, and Medinipur
✓ Graphite
• A vein of Graphite, about 1m in thickness occur within mica schist in Bangora,
Purulia district.
• Another occurrence of graphite has been recorded near Gobag, Purulia district.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
• The presence of graphite has been noted in the graphite schist of Daling Group
in Rakti River and as carbonaceous material (main graphite) in Sukheapukh-
Tanglu road, Darjeeling district.
✓ Iron Ore
• In the Purulia district, titaniferous Iron Ores occur in pegmatites and quartz
veins around Manbazar, Gaurangdih, Tiluri, and Jhalda.
• In Bankura district, magnetite ore occurs as interlaminated bands within
quartzite and gneisses, varying thickness from 7cm to 1m and extending for 24
km in length.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Manganese Ore
• Lateritoid Manganese occurs in the form of thin bands, lenses, lenticels,
concretions, etc., and a variety of coliform structures in the schists and
quartzites of Singhbhum Group.
✓ Mica
• Occurrences of small books of Ruby Mica and also ordinary mica, varying in
size from 2.5 sq. cm. to 20.5 sq. cm. have been reported from Adabana, Bhursa,
Kumargarh in Purulia district and Kaduria, Pirrabani area of Bankura district.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Pyrite
• Occurrences of Pyrite is found with other sulfides within graphite bearing
mica-schist of the Chhotanagpur Gneissic Complex in Karcha and Talmu areas
of Purulia district.
✓ Talc And Steatite
• In Darjeeling district, occurrences of Talc and Steatite are located at Ramouk
Khola.
• Steatite has been reported from Lepachaks War Buxa in the Jalpaiguri district.
WBCS 2022 Preli প্রস্তুশতর কসরা ঠিোন্া
✓ Titanium Ore
• Ilmenite and Rutile bearing quartz and pegmatite veins have been found in a
number of localities within a radius of about 10 km of Gaurangdih in Purulia
district.
• Ilmenite also occurs in pegmatite and quartz veins near the Manbazar and
Jhalda area of Purulia district.
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