What are the Lignite Reserves in India ?
Lignite deposits in India occur mostly in Sub surface deposits and as part of tertiary formation. Their deposits of occurrence vary from 100 met to depths of deeper than 300 met. The major Lignite deposit in India are in the state Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, J&K and Kerala. Explorations in identifying the Lignite occurrence in the above states has been conducted in various stages.