| Gujarat is endowed with abundant
supply of natural resources.
The principal resources include:
The
Mineral Resources
|
Minerals
|
Estimated
Reserves
in Mln.
Tonnes |
Availibility
Districts
|
| Limestone |
11,500
|
Junagadh,
Banaskantha, Amreli, Kutch, Kheda, Baroda, Jamnagar, Banaskantha, Bharuch,
Bhavnagar, Mehsana, Sabarkantha |
| Bauxite |
105
|
Jamnagar,
Kutch, Kheda, Junagadh, Sabarkantha, Bhavnagar, Amreli,Valsad |
| Lignite |
1072
|
Kutch, Bharuch,
Surat, Bhavnagar |
| Dolomite |
720
|
Bhavnagar,
Baroda |
| Bentonite |
105
|
Kutch, Amreli,
Jamnagar, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Sabarkantha |
| Crude
Oil |
418
|
Ahmedabad,
Mehsana, Bharuch |
Other important minerals occuring
in Gujarat include Granite, Silica, China Clay, Fire Clay etc. offering
scope for mineral-based industries in districts like Baroda, Panchmahals,
Banaskantha, Surendranagar and Sabarkantha.
Marine
Resources : The untapped wealth
-
1,600 Kms coastline of Gujarat with
two gulfs - the longest in the country producing
65 % of the salt in India offers tremendous scope for promoting salt -
based industries.
Agriculture
& Horticulture Profile
|
Castor
Banaskantha,
Sabarkantha,
Mehsana
|
Mango
Valsad,
Surat,
Junagadh
|
Onion
Bhavnagar,
Junagadh,
Rajkot
|
|
Psyllium
Mehsana
|
Papaya
|
Potato
Ahmedabad,
Sabarkantha,
Banaskantha
|
|
Cotton
Bhavnagar,
Surendranagar,Rajkot
|
Banana
Kheda,
Bharuch,
Vadodara
|
Garlic
Rajkot,
Junagadh,
Jamnagar,
|
|
Groundnut
Rajkot,
Bhavnagar,
Junagadh,
Jamnagar
|
Guava
Bhavnagar
|
Carrot
|
|
