Hot desert Flashcards
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Thar desert : Mining
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Sanu limestone main source of limestone for Indian steel (primary buyer is Tata Steel)
Steel industry is 2% of Indian GDP
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Thar desert : Thar coalfield
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Pakistan, enough coal for self sufficiency for 100 years
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Thar desert : Renewable energy Solar
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Gujarat solar park generates 500 megawatts of power
costed $280 million
Plan to make a 4000MW facility
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Thar desert : Renewable energy wind
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Thar desert wind farm
1012 Megawatts
Finished in 2012
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Thar desert : Agriculture
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Indira Ghandi Canal, large scale irrigation
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Thar desert : Tourism
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33 million domestic tourists
Golden triangle of Jaipur, Deli and Agra
