- Korba district
Korba District is an administrative district of
Chhattisgarh state in centralIndia . The city of Korba is the district headquarters.Geography
The district was situated in the Northern Rocks and Hills area of the state. Most of the land which has plateau from the Maikal ranges of the Satpura hills, is high and low and open. The biggest area of this open land is spread near Pasan. River Hasdeo has three tributaries Gajechorai, Tan and Ahiran. On the banks of the rivers are small obstructions, thin forest area and bastties. The areas most important hill, the Karela Hill (Height 3253 Ft./991Mtr.). To the north of Katghora, the slope of the valleys of the Hasdeo and Gage is very less and joined the Sarguja District in the north. The Tan and Chorai Rivers joins the River Hasdeo from opposite directions - from the East and the West. Towards the northern banks are the Gurudwari Hill, Janta Hill, Matin and Dhajag Hills.Korba is known for its Coal ,Power Plant such as NTPC,CSEB East and West and Balco Alumunium plant.
External links
* [http://korba.nic.in/ Korba District website]
* [http://chhattisgarh.nic.in/power/power1.htm power production in Korba, from the Chhattisgarh state website]
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