Paper I · 8 Geography & Demography of Telangana · TGPSC MPSO / ASO
8.4 Minerals, energy and transport notes
2 notes, in reading order.
- 8.4.1Minerals and energy: Singareni coal, other minerals, thermal, hydel and solar power
Telangana is the only southern state that mines coal on a large scale: Singareni coal from the Godavari valley feeds big thermal stations at Ramagundam, Kothagudem, Bhupalpally, Manuguru and Damaracherla, while Krishna-river dams give hydel power, limestone feeds a large cement industry, and solar is now the fastest-growing source.
Standard · 15 min · Full course - 8.4.2Transport and communication: roads, railways, airports and logistics
Hyderabad is the hub of Telangana's transport: national highways, railway lines and the state's only large international airport all radiate from it, and new rings (the Outer Ring Road, the planned Regional Ring Road) and rail terminals are being added around it.
Standard · 15 min · Full course
Practise Minerals, energy and transport. Questions with answers explained, from the same topics.
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