World’s Second-Largest Coal Block | 20 Sep 2019

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.

Source: IE