“India has enormous diversity in the availability of resources”. Name four varied regions to justify the statement

“India has enormous diversity in the availability of resources”. Name four varied regions to justify the statement.

There are regions which are rich or self-sufficient in certain types of resources and there are areas that are deficient or have acute shortage of some vital resources. For example:

  1. The states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are rich in minerals and coal deposits.
  2. Arunachal Pradesh has abundance of water resources but lacks in infrastructure development.
  3. Rajasthan is very well endowed with solar and wind energy but lacks in water resources.
  4. The cold desert area of Ladakh has very rich cultural heritage. It is deficient in water, infrastructure and some vital minerals. .

Such cases call for balanced resource planning at different levels.