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'''Panadhro''' is a village located in [[Lakhpat]] Taluka of [[Kutch]] District of [[Gujarat]] State in [[India]].
'''Panadhro''' is a village located in [[Lakhpat]] Taluka of [[Kutch]] District of [[Gujarat]] State in [[India]].


Panadhro is famous for its Lignite mines, which were developed in early 1970s and are run by [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]] Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Panandhro|url = http://www.gmdcltd.com/projects/lignite-projects/panandhro.aspx|website = www.gmdcltd.com|accessdate = 2015-09-14}}</ref>
Panadhro is famous for its Lignite mines, which were developed in early 1970s and are run by [[Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation]] Limited.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Panandhro|url = http://www.gmdcltd.com/projects/lignite-projects/panandhro.aspx|website = www.gmdcltd.com|accessdate = 2015-09-14|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032808/http://www.gmdcltd.com/projects/lignite-projects/panandhro.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref>


Recently, Panadhro was in news when from Pandhro Lignite mine 9 Metre Crocodilian skeleton fossil was dug out of the mine, which was about 90 million years old.<ref>[http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2003/10/fodspor.html Palaeolithic foot prints]</ref>
Recently, Panadhro was in the news when a 9 Metre Crocodilian skeleton fossil was dug out of the Panadhro Lignite mine, which was about 90 million years old.<ref>[http://zinken.typepad.com/palaeo/2003/10/fodspor.html Palaeolithic foot prints]</ref>


The town of [[S. K. Varmanagar]] developed after Panadhro mines were discovered is just a few kilometers away and fulfills the daily needs of mining community.
The town of [[S. K. Varmanagar]] developed after Panadhro mines were discovered is just a few kilometers away and fulfills the daily needs of mining community.

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Panadhro
village
Panadhro Coal Mines
Panadhro Coal Mines
Panadhro is located in Gujarat
Panadhro
Panadhro
Location in Gujarat, India
Panadhro is located in India
Panadhro
Panadhro
Panadhro (India)
Coordinates: 23°41′02″N 68°45′04″E / 23.684°N 68.751°E / 23.684; 68.751
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictKachchh
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ
Nearest TownVarmanagar
Websitegujaratindia.com

Panadhro is a village located in Lakhpat Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat State in India.

Panadhro is famous for its Lignite mines, which were developed in early 1970s and are run by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited.[1]

Recently, Panadhro was in the news when a 9 Metre Crocodilian skeleton fossil was dug out of the Panadhro Lignite mine, which was about 90 million years old.[2]

The town of S. K. Varmanagar developed after Panadhro mines were discovered is just a few kilometers away and fulfills the daily needs of mining community.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Panandhro". www.gmdcltd.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. Palaeolithic foot prints