This state with the largest forest cover in the country is also the second-richest in mineral deposits. Its forests are being destroyed due to effects of open-cast mining of coal, iron ore, bauxite, and copper. Name it.

Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in India at approximately 77,700 square kilometers (about 25% of its geographical area). It is also the second-richest state in mineral deposits after Jharkhand, with significant coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, and diamond reserves. Open-cast mining in states like Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand also causes forest destruction.