Mining

Mitigating social and environmental impacts of coal mining in India

Coal is the only natural resource and fossil fuel available in abundance in India. The major environmental challenges encountering the coal industry are impacts of mine fires, dust suppression and control particularly haul road dust consolidation, treatment of mine waters

Publication Date: 
01/06/2008
Gurdeep Singh
Mining Engineers Journal
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Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Land Reclamation, Mining, Health Effects, Green House Gases, Coal, Displacement, Rehabilitation, Mining Waste, Neyveli STPS, India, Environment Management, Coal Industry, Coal India, Northern Coalfields