COMPARING

MEGHALAYA AND ARUNACHAL Aaditya Jain

PRADESH’S NATURAL RESOURCES
LAND & SOIL
Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh
•22,720 km² •83,743 km²
•Soil: •Soil:
• dark brown to dark reddish-brown in colour. • Red in colour.
• depth from 50-200 cm • poor coastal sands to highly fertile deltaic
• texture of soils varies from loamy to fine alluviums.
loamy. • Low nutrient status
• rich in organic carbon, deficient in available
phosphorous and medium to low in available
potassium.
WATER RESOURCES
Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh
•Rivers: •Rivers:
• Umngot, Simsang, Myntdu, Umiam, Digaru • the Brahmaputra and its tributaries—the
Dibang [Sikang], Lohit, Subansiri, Kameng, and
•Lakes: Tirap.
• Umiam, Ward, Thadlaskein, Umhang, Tasek
•Lakes:
• Sungester, Mehao, Geker, Lake of no return,
glow lake
COAL
Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh
deposits can be found in all districts and particularly Found in Kameng district, Subansiri
in the Southern slopes.
district, and Tirap district.
Calorific value ranges: 6,500-7,500 K Cal/Kg.
Total reserve of coal: 576 million tonnes.
Total reserves of coal: 90 million tonnes
sub-bituminous type, low ash content, Tertiary Tertiary, black
can be utilized in various industries ranging from
power, fertilizer, cement and textile to paper, rubber,
brick burning and pottery based industries.
Value added chemicals like light medium and heavy
oil, phenol, xylenol, producer gas etc. can also be
recovered from such coal.
MINERALS
Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh
•Limestone •Limestone: Light to dark grey
•Granite •Dolomite: White
•Clay •Graphite
•Sillimanite •Quartzite
• glass-sand • Copper ore, Gold and Pyrites
• quartz •Occurrences of oil
• feldspar