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East India: Jharkhand
Jharkhand is generously endowed with such mineral wealth which probably no other state in the country can boast of. 33% of the country's coal reserves is in Jharkhand. Other than coal Jharkhand inherits immense reserves of various other minerals like iron ore, bauxite, copper, chromite, china clay, dolomite, granite, mica, magnetite, titanium, tungsten, uranium, kyanite, gold, felspar, quartzite just to name a few.
Besides minerals Jharkhand is gifted with adequate water resources, relatively moderate climate and a very fertile land, providing tremendous scope for hydel power generation, horticulture and floriculture. The state offers a large pool of trained man power, good educational & technical institutions, research laboratories, a favourable industrial climate, good rail, road & telecommunication network.
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