Environmental management plan for the Jhario coalfield - India
- NorWest Mine Services Ltd., Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
- NorWest Mine Services Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
- Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., Bihar (India)
An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Jharia Coalfield (JCF) was recently completed as part of a World Bank funded project. The JCF, 260 km west of Calcutta, comprises 450 km{sup 2}. Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) operates an area of 258 km{sup 2}. Coal mining has been conducted for more than 100 years. There are severe constraints to mining due to geology, coal fires and the large population. BCCL counterpart staff participated actively in all aspects of the work. Air and water are heavily polluted, however, mining operations contribute only to a limited extent to the total pollution. Water contamination is generally due to inadequate sewage treatment and discharge from non-mine facilities such as power plants. The large area disturbed by mining to date will increase, as open pit mining operations are expected to expand significantly. Reclamation to date is generally confined to planting of trees. Areas where cost effective reclamation can be done were identified. Key recommendations include: integrate reclamation activities and mine operations for all future mining; conduct minimal, cost effective, reclamation of areas disturbed to date; continue monitoring programs; investigate feasibility of small reservoirs for water management.
- OSTI ID:
- 613832
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9705128-; TRN: 98:001000-0021
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. annual national meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), Austin, TX (United States), 10-15 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Vision 2000: An environmental commitment; Brandt, J.E.; Galevotic, J.R.; Kost, L.; Trouart, J. [eds.]; PB: 799 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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