Karlapat Bauxite Block - Bauxite Reserves, Odisha

 

The Karlapat-Pollingpadar Bauxite Block is located in Kalahandi district of Odisha.

It is one of India's significant unallotted greenfield bauxite deposits.

Bauxite is the principal commercial ore used for producing alumina and aluminium.

The block is located near the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, making environmental concerns important.

Key Pointers

  • State → Odisha

  • District → Kalahandi

  • Mineral → Bauxite

  • Geological region → Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt

  • Nearby protected area → Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary.

  • Importance → Aluminium industry + environmental concerns.