India’s First Geo Park; Check Details

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The first geological park of India will be built in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Approval for the park was given by Geological Survey of India, under ministry of mining.
Park will be constructed with an investment of Rs 35 crores, over five-acre land.
Geopark is a unified area, which advances the protection and use of geological heritage in sustainable manner. It also promotes the economic well-being of the people living there.
Lameta Formation is also called as Infratrappean Beds. It is a sedimentary geological formation found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is associated with the Deccan Traps. It is of Maastrichtian age and is known for dinosaur fossils.

Published date : 01 Feb 2022 07:28PM