Panna

WHY IN NEWS?

Two miners who found a diamond each in the Panna mines of Madhya Pradesh, have auctioned it at a price of 1.89 crore in a State-organised auction.

ABOUT PANNA

• Panna is a town and a municipality in Panna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
• Panna was a Gond settlement until the 13th or 17th century, when the Gondi were defeated by the Chandelas and they migrated to other parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Panna – significance

• Panna is famous for its diamond mines.
• As of 2017, there was one industrial-scale diamond mine in India, the Majhgawan mine, near the town of Panna, Madhya Pradesh.
• The mine is owned by the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), employs 199 people, and has a productive capacity of 84,000 carats per year.
• Panna has a tiger reserve which is called Panna National Park.
• Panna National Park has been in news because of Ken-Betwa river interlinking project which is likely to submerge portions of this national park.

Prelims Question

Q. Which of the following has the only industrial-scale diamond mine in India?
a. Singrauli
b. Kolar
c. Panna
d. Jamshedpur

Answer to the Prelims Question