open cast coal mining in india health problems

(PDF) Impact of coal mining and mine fires on the local …

A typical coal mining. area has many negative impacts such as. IMPACT OF COAL MINING AND MINE FIRES ON THE LOCAL. ENVIRONMENT IN JHARIA COALFIELD, JHARKHAND. Varinder Saini. deforestation, changes ...

Coalgate: India's largest open cast mine in land row

Spread over nearly 20 sq km, the Gevra mines in Chhattisgarh 's Korba district are the single largest source of power grade coal in India containing more than 10,000 million tonnes of reserves ...

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

For example, in Turkish open-cast mines, surface installations, workshops and the mining area itself have the highest probability of serious, non-fatal accidents, which occur mainly in transport and manual handling (Onder and Mutlu 2016). Ergonomic hazards are usually minimised in large-scale mining, due to the highly mechanised state, but are ...

How unplanned coal mine closures in India are …

India's coal mine closure framework, initiated with assistance from the World Bank in 2021, aims to address institutional governance, community livelihoods, …

Opencast coal mining in India: Analyzing and …

Opencast coal mining in India: Analyzing and addressing the air environmental impacts. Mrinal K. Ghose. First published: 04 April 2007. …

Hydro chemical characterization and suitability

1. Introduction. Open cast coal mining has caused major environmental impacts throughout the world in the last few decades (Cravotta, 2015; Lechner et al., 2016).Countries like Australia, China, India, South Africa and USA have been much affected due to massive coal mining activities (Liang et al., 2017).Johnson and Hallberg …

Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to Opencast Mining

3.5. Interdisciplinary dimension of reclamation. All mining operations, due to their nature, have negative impacts on the cultural landscape. And opencast mining activities are not an exception, as they drastically change the former dynamic equilibrium of the landscape, leading to the formation of new ecosystems.

Impact of Open Cast Coal Mining on Air and Water …

Air Pollution • Coal seams and carbonaceous shales may emit methane Mining activities create variety of pollution viz air, water & noise pollution etc. Air pollution problem is thus contribute it to the atmosphere. • more relevant in case of open cast mines and is caused by blasting operations, movement of dumpers and and Coal Handling ...

Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods and Parameters Used in India

the societal and human health eff ects of coal mining. Kumar et al. (2012) 83 used high resolution satellite data to study the area of settlement at risk in the

(PDF) Reliability centred maintenance (RCM) for heavy

Now, surface mining is being carried out on a very large scale in all the major coalfields in India. The overburden to coal ratio is about two cubic meters per ton of coal in the case of open cast ...

Reviewing the design stage of EIA follow-up: looking at open cast coal …

This paper explores follow-up considerations during the pre-decision stage of open cast coal mines in India and demonstrates the challenges posed within the Indian context. In doing so, the ...

Impacts of Coal mining: a Review of Methods and Parameters Used in India

Jamal et al (1991) 82 had reported on the acid mine drainage component of open cast coal mining operations. Health and Society. Very few studies have been reported on the societal and human health effects of coal mining. Kumar et al. (2012) 83 used high resolution satellite data to study the area of settlement at risk in the Jharia …

Opencast coal mining and sustainable local …

About 36 % of individuals in mining villages reported having suffered from respiratory illness, compared to 25 % of individuals in the non-polluted villages. Gastritis disorder was the second major health problems: 7.39 % in mining villages and 3.06 % in control villages. See more

EFFECTS OF MINING ON ENVIRONMENT IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND, INDIA

The Damodar river basin is a repository of approximately 46% of the Indian coal reserves. A high demographic and industrial expansion has taken place in last three decades in the region. Exploitation of coal by underground and open cast mining has lead to a great environmental threat in this area.

Underground and Opencast Coal Mining Methods in India: …

Baruah, J., Baruah, B. K., Kalita, S. & Choudhury, S. K. (2016). Impact Analysis of Open Cast Coal Mining on Land Use/Land Cover using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique in Ledo Margherita Region of Assam, India. ... Garada, R. (2015). Coal Mining Environment and Health Problems: A Case of MCL Affected s at …

Coal Mining and Local Environment: A Study in …

It has 8 opencast and 3 underground coal mines in its 5 coal areas, namely, Jagannath area, Bharatpur area, Lingaraj area, Hingula …

Safety of Workers in Indian Mines: Study, Analysis, and Prediction

The work presents a detailed analysis of mine accidents in underground as well as open-cast manganese mines in India. The HFACS framework was adopted to perform the analysis and significant findings were obtained. Based upon the findings an FRA model was proposed to assess the risk level for a given situation and modify the …

Dispersion and modeling discussion of aerosol air pollution …

In recent years, many researches have been carried out on the air pollution from mines. Singh and Sharma worked on spatial distribution of air pollutants in coal mines in India. Their results indicated that the TSP emissions are the main environmental problem in coal mines (Singh and Sharma 1992). Aneja et al. investigated the characteristics ...

Assessment of air pollution around coal mining area: …

Coal dust is reported as the major pollutant in the air of open cast coal mining areas (Vallack and Shillito, 1998). The primary source of fugitive dust at fully operational surface mine may include overburden (OB) removal, blasting, mineral haulage, mechanical handling operations, minerals stockpiles and site restoration (Appleton et al., …

(PDF) Assessment of environmental impacts by …

Journal of Experimental Sciences Vol. 1, Issue 1, Pages 09-13 [ 2010] Review Assessment of environmental impacts by mining activities: A case study from Jhansi open cast mining site - Uttar Pradesh, I ndia …

Can Australia ever give up coal?

According to an IEA report, Australian hard coal production increased from 348 million tonnes (Mt) in 2010-2011 to 420 Mt in 2020-2021 at a compound average annual growth rate of 1.9% throughout the last ten years. Nevertheless, China's unofficial import ban on metallurgical coal imports, the global Covid-19 pandemic, a shortage of labour ...

OPENCAST COAL MINING AT LARGE DEPTH IN …

R.N. Gupta. In Indian coal mining industry, most of the operations are restricted to single seam workings. Past indiscriminate practices have sterelised large amount of coal in multiple seams ...

Impact of Open Cast Coal Mining on Air and Water …

While issues related with land degradation, waste dumps, air pollution, noise and vibration problems are more prominent in case of open cast mining. Air pollution in coal mines is mainly due to the fugitive emission …

Hydrogeological and environmental impact of coal mining…

The Jharia coalfield is the most important and active minig region; it experiences groundwater inflow and affects groundwater levels in overlying aquifers, and it provides the basis for a conceptual model of the hydrogeological impacts of coal mining. The several sandstone aquifers of the overburden are separated by aquitards that limit vertical …

Assessment of air pollution around coal mining area: …

Abstract. Jharia Coal field (JCF) in Jharkhand is the richest coal bearing area in India, which contains large quantities of high grade coking coal. The conventional coal …

Analysis of seasonal and spatial distribution of particulate

Open cast mining — a predominant method of coal production in India (94.46% of total coal production) — has been found to be a major factor which is responsible for the emission of dust particles and gaseous pollutants, leading to the deterioration of air quality in the coal mining area. Considering the health concerns and …

Study of Illumination System in Open Cast Coal Mine

JBIET- Hyderabad (India) 3. Abstract: Illumination is undoubtedly a vital aspect in mining operations. Properly designed and. implemented lightning system would provide the mine workers with ...

Prediction of dust concentration in open cast coal mine …

Coal dust is a major pollutant in the ambient air of coal mining areas. The pollution due to open cast mining is more severe than pollution due to underground mining. Prediction of ambient ...

Health Damages from Air Pollution: Evidence from …

India's coal reserves, 17 per cent of iron ore, 98 per cent of chromite, 51 per cent of bauxite, 35 per cent of manganese, and 92 per cent of nickel ore (Odisha Economic Survey 2014–15). The state has the second largest reserve of coal in India. The share of mining in Odisha's gross state

India's Government to put 26 coal mines up for auction

An open-cast coal mine in Jharia on the outskirts of Dhanbad in India's Jharkhand state. Credit: Money SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images. India's Government launched its 9 th round of commercial auctions for its coal mines on Wednesday, as the country looks to boost domestic production of the fossil fuel to meet increasing energy …