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The Visvesvaraiya Iron and Steel Works at Bhadravati has no coal nearby. What power does it use?
ACoking coal from Jharia
BHydel power from Jog Falls
CThermal power from Korba
DNuclear power from Kaiga
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hydel power from Jog Falls
1. The plant burnt charcoal till 1951.
2. Then electric furnaces came.
3. They run on Jog Falls hydroelectricity.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._
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