Local supply of coal is not available to
- ATISCO, Jamshedpur
- BVSL, BhadravatiCorrect
- CHSL, Durgapur
- DHSL, Bhilai
Explanation
The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VSL) located in Bhadravati, Karnataka, does not have a local supply of coal. This is because there are no coal mines in South India near this region. To overcome this lack of local coal, the plant historically used charcoal from nearby forests and later shifted to using electric furnaces and coal transported from distant fields in the north or imported through ports.
In contrast, TISCO Jamshedpur, HSL Durgapur, and HSL Bhilai are all located in the eastern coal belt of India and have access to local coal supplies from mines like Jharia, Raniganj, or Korba.
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