- 1. Investigations into the Air Quality Status and its Impacts on Social Spectrum of some Coal Mining Areas of Korba Industrial belt of Chhattisgarh.
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- 2. Impact of Mining on the Pattern of Land Use Change in Mines and their neighbourhood in selected Mining Areas of Jharkhand.
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- 3. Investigation into the Noise Status of some selected Non-Coal Mining Complexes with a view to Developing Abatement & Control Measures.
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- 4. Studies on Green Belt Regarding its Noise Attenuation & Dust Arresting Capacity in Coal Mining Areas.
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- 5. Development of an Expert System Prototype for Environment Impact Assessment of Opencast Coal Mining Projects.
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- 6. Carrying Capacity of Damodar River Basin (in association with CMRI, NEERI, Univ. of Delhi, etc).
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- 7. Environmental Evaluation of Coal Combustion Residues.
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- 8. Socio-economic Aspects, vis-a-vis, Quality of Life of Mining Complexes.
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- 9. Land Reclamation around Raniganj, Raniganj Coalfield, Eastern India, with Special Stress on Its Water Potentialities and its Management.
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- 10. Investigation on Air Quality Assessment in Some Coal Mining Areas of Raniganj, Jharia and Korba Coalfields.
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- 11. Studies on Characterization and Abatement af Coke-Oven Liquid Effluents.
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- 12. Studies on Water Quality Deterioration in Coal Mining Areas of Some Indian Coalfields.
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- 13. Some Experimental Studies on Ecological Aspects of Reclamation in Jharia Coalfield.
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- 14. Characterization and Control of Haul Road Dust in Opencast Mines.
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- 15. Studies on the Environmental Impacts of Limestone Mining and Slope Instability using Remotely Sensed and Ancillary Data: Case Studies from Southern Himachal Pradesh.
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- 16. Characterization and Treatment of Spent Pot liner for Environmental Compliance
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- 17. Characterization and Clarification of Coal Washery Liquid Effluents through Coagulation/ Flocculation.
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- 18. Vegetational Succession on Coal Mining Overburden Dumps for Sustainable Ecological Development.
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- 19. Integrated Strategy for Development and Exploitation of Natural Mineral Resources of the Ecologically Fragile Area.
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- 20. Environmental Impact Assessment Studies of Tailings from Iron Ore Mines and their Management.
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- 21. Microbial and Biotechnological Approaches for Bio-sorption and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metal Contaminants.
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- 22. An Assessment of Overburden Dump Rehabilitation Technologies Adopted in CCL, NCL, MCL and SECL Mines.
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ON-GOING R&D PROJECTS :
• Environmental baseline studies of Bagjata and Banduhurang sites of UCIL. BRNS, Dept. of Atomic Energy, GOI.
• Water Quality Assessment from various Coal Mines and Industries and its Impact on River Water System in Talcher-Angul Region of Orissa, India.
• Biodegradation of Chlorinated Ethanes in Anaerobic Hybrid Reactor.
• Assessment of Air Quality Status and its Impacts on Social Spectrum of Angul-Talcher Area in Orissa, India.
• Development of a Cost Effective Integrated Package for the Treatment of Coke Plant Effluents.
• Studies of Impact of Mining and Urbanization on Land-Use and Vegetation Diversity in Angul-Talcher Region, Orissa.
• Investigation into Backfill Design of Opencast Mines with reference to Jharia Coalfield, Eastern India.
• Restoration of Soil Fertility through Biological Processes in Mined Out Areas of Angul-Talcher Region, Orissa.
• Environmental Impact Assessment with respect to Water, Soil and Dietary Components in Bandhuhurang and Bagjata Mining Projects of UCIL, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand.
• Environmental Information System (ENVIS) on Environmental problems of Mining of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India (continuing since 1993).
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