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Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Fire in Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand, India:An Appraisal


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1 Mine Fire Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad 826 015, India
2 Department of Mining Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826 001, India
3 Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India
 

Phenomenon of coal mine fire has a long history on international magnitude in the destruction of valuable natural resources. It dominantly contributes towards adverse impact on environment. Societal influence in terms of health and life hazard is one of the key factors in mine fire areas. This paper focused on socio-economic and environmental impacts of fire in Jharia coalfield (JCF), Jharkhand, India. Issue related to mine fire in various legislations (Mines Act 1952, Coal Mine Regulation 1957, etc.) has been discussed with a view to overcome such situations. A few mitigative measures and proper management of coal mine fire has also been suggested.

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Coalfields, Coal Mine Fire, Safety and Environment, Subsidence.
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Authors

Jitendra Pandey
Mine Fire Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad 826 015, India
Dheeraj Kumar
Department of Mining Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826 001, India
Virendra Kumar Singh
Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, India
Niroj Kumar Mohalik
Mine Fire Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad 826 015, India

Abstract


Phenomenon of coal mine fire has a long history on international magnitude in the destruction of valuable natural resources. It dominantly contributes towards adverse impact on environment. Societal influence in terms of health and life hazard is one of the key factors in mine fire areas. This paper focused on socio-economic and environmental impacts of fire in Jharia coalfield (JCF), Jharkhand, India. Issue related to mine fire in various legislations (Mines Act 1952, Coal Mine Regulation 1957, etc.) has been discussed with a view to overcome such situations. A few mitigative measures and proper management of coal mine fire has also been suggested.

Keywords


Coalfields, Coal Mine Fire, Safety and Environment, Subsidence.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv110%2Fi9%2F1639-1650