Limestone

Limestone

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The cement industry has great potenial in kutch since the basic raw matirial Limestone of cement grade is available in abundance.


Location:- All over Kutch specially the western part of Kutch that is Lakhpat and Abhadasa.

Use:- for manufacturing cement, as a building stone, as a flux in the metallurgy industry and also for manufacturing calcium carbide and calcium cyanide.

Controlled by:- Department of Mining.

In abhadasa Taluka 2.6 Million Ton capacity cement plant in under construction by Sanghi Cement.

Other cement plants in offing are the AGB,DLF,Anjin,JK corpn etc.

Yellow limestone equilant to Jesalmar yellow marbal is found at Andhav Khadir area. Marbal cuting and polishing unit is working in Bhuj GIDC.

Production(in thousands):-3000MT. It has been also named as "Costal wealth of Kutch".The entire cement requirements of Gulf countries could be met by 7000 million mt of lime stone deposits available in western Kutch.

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Lignite

Lignite

Lignite is known as the brown coal or tertiary coal. The production of lignite is about 95% of total mineral production in Kutch and there is an ample scope for using this as a raw material for setting up pf power plant in the region.


Features:- It is brownish in color. It burns with little smoke when briquette.

Location:- in Nakhtrana, Mandvi, Lakhpat taluka.

Use:- (1)Pocketed deposits:explore for fuel consumtion,(2)Extensive deposits:for Power producion

Controlled by:- Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC)

The Kutch Thermal Plant of 140 MW capacity at Pandhro is based on Liginite.

Found:-Lignite deposits are found in the Western part of Kutch and strategically,it would be advantageous from the security point of view to lokate power production units so as to curb the anti-national activities and increase the population by creating more employment opportunities.

Production (in thousands):-44.65MT.

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Silica

Silica

કેપ્શન ઉમેરો

High grade Silica sand and Glass sand is found in Anjar. It is a mineral of 21st century and ample scope exist for the development of silica sand based industries. There is a scope to establish glass and ceramic industries in Kutch.


Location:- Village Nadapa and Mamuara in Bhuj Taluka, Sapeda and Nagalpar in Anjar Taluka, Bhachau and Lakhpat Taluka.

Use:- Glass Industries Foundres and for the manufacturing of Sodium silicates.

Controlled by:- Department of Mining.

Silica washing plant have been established in village in Bhachu Taluka Adhoi.

Produstion (in thousands):-35.00MT. 

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China-clay or Kaoiline

China-clay or Kaoiline

China is mainly used for potteries and ceramics and is found in abundance.


Location:- Village Nadappa and Mamuara in Bhuj Taluka, Raper and Lakhpat Taluka.

Use:-for ceramic, potteries,paper, paint,pharmaceuticals industries.

Controlled by:-Department of Minining.

China clay lavigation plant have been established in and around Bhuj,One plant at Bhachau and Adhoi.

Prodction (in thousands):-48.00MT.

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Bentonite

Bentonite

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    It is also known as 'Weathered Basalt'. It has a very good export market. This is a mineral which has brought Kutch on the world mineral map.The sodium based Bentonite is used in steel plant, oil exploration, medicines, etc.The royalty charged on Bentonite by the Goverment of Gujarat is very high as compared to other state and this has affected to other states and this has affected the export of Bentonite. The Bentonite could be given value addition by manufacturing - Activation of Bentonite -Organoclays.

Features:- Normally, it is green or brownish in color but sometimes can be found in reddish color. In the beginning the color is dark but later on it fades. When kept in water it swells and forms gel.

Location:- In Bhachau, Raapar, Anjar, Bhuj, Mundra, Mandvi, Abdassa, Nakhatrana, Lakhpat talukas.

Use:- for foundry sand bond, pelletization of iron ore, drilling mud, activated bleaching earth, civil engineering, refectories and ceramics, pharmaceutical aid, welding electrode, fillers, insecticides, etc..

Controlled by:- Department of mining.

Types:- 1) Sodium predominant which is easily available in Kutch. 2) Calcium predominant is also available in Kutch.

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Agriculture

Agriculture

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The economy of Kutch is still agro-based and therefore in spite of shortage of water lot of emphasis is being laid on agricultural and farming activities. Beside State government, the Non-governmental charitable and research institutes like the V.R.T.I. or Vivekananda Research and Training Institute at Mandvi and its sister concerns is helping the farmers in adopting latest farming techniques.

New ventures like building of water harvesting structures, Farm Ponds, Drip Irrigation technique, Soil and Water Analysis, Bio-Gas, smokeless chullah, cattle feed projects and plantation are being promoted by the institute.
Over a period of time the cropping pattern in Kutch is changing gradually. Gone are the days when Lakhpat area was a rice bowl. Crops requiring less water and yielding more cash are the pattern of the day.
CROPS OF KUTCH

Cereals - Bajri (maximum), Jowar, Wheat and Rice (negligible).

Pulses - Moong, Moth, Udad, Black gram, Beans.

Oil seeds - Groundnut, Mustard, Sesaum (Til), Castor, Sunflower and Cotton seeds.

Others - Guvar, Cattle feed , Cotton (Gossipium), Sugarcane, Dates, Isabgol, etc.

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DHOL

 DHOL

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    The Dholak resembles the Dhol very much, yet both are different instruments. Both are made of single-piece wooden cylindrical frames. But the frame of the Dhol is generally much bigger than that of the Dholak, both in depth and diameter. The parchment of the Dhol is also thicker than that of the Dholak. The Dholak is played by hand whereas the Dhol is mainly played by drum-sticks. The two heads of the Dhol are usually pitched to a common in definite tone, whereas the Dholak is tuned to a definite tonal pitch, because the Dholak has reliable device to alter the pitch while the Dhol has no such device to alter the tension of the heads and so it is tuned to its inherent pitch. The Dholak is confined to homes and small community get-together, while the Dhol is an out door instrument of the fields and open spaces. The sound oftheDhol is voluminous, so it is used for public announcements and leading processions and ceremonies. The Dhol is common in name, shape and function.

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