Q. For which of the following things the places Alwaye, Koyna and Korba are famous?
Answer:
Aluminum Industries
Notes: The plants for the extraction of alumina from bauxite are located at Muri (Jharkhand), near the bauxite mines. Its three smelting units are located at Alupuram (Alwaye in Kerala), Hirakud (Orissa), Korba (Chattisgarh), Koyna (Maharashtra) and Belgaum (Karnataka). The Aluminium Corporation of India, Jaykaynagar (near Asansol): It started production in 1942.