Hot Deserts- The Thar

PLC:

• The Thar desrt is one of the major hot deserts of the world.
• It streches across North West India and into Pakistan but it is mostly in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
• The Thar is the most densly populated desert in the world, it has nearly 30 million people and a population density of 83 per km squared.
• The area has been conolised for a long time and has many challanges and oppertunities.

Oppertunities for development in the Thar desert:

• Mineral Extraction: The desert has valuable minerals like Feldspar (to make ceramicvs) and Kaolin ( used…