In which district is Lamheta village located, where the Geo-Park is set to be established?

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Correct — B, Jabalpur. Lamheta village lies about 20 km from Jabalpur, on the bank of the Narmada river in the Bhedaghat-Lamheta Ghat belt. The Geological Survey of India has approved India's first Geo-Park here, built around the fossil-rich 'Lameta Beds' — Cretaceous-age rock layers from which the first dinosaur fossil in India was collected (by William Sleeman, as far back as 1828). The site is on UNESCO's geo-heritage tentative list.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Madhya Pradesh's capital city, built around the Upper Lake — not where the Lamheta Geo-Park is located.  (c) MP's largest city and commercial hub — unrelated to the Lamheta fossil site.  (d) A historic MP city famous for its hilltop fort — not connected to the Geo-Park.

Concept: Lamheta village, on the Narmada near Jabalpur, gives its name to the 'Lameta Beds' — Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock layers famous for dinosaur fossil discoveries. The Geological Survey of India approved the country's first Geo-Park here to protect and showcase this fossil heritage.

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