Abstract
Coal mining contributes largely towards economic development of the nation although it has a great impact on the human health. It also has an impact on a socio-cultural aspect of workers and people residing in and around coal mining areas. Thus a holistic approach to taking up with mining activities, keeping in mind the concerns over adjoining habitats and ecosystem, is the need of the hour. This requires identification of various sites where minerals exist, of various factors ranging from an appropriate angle of the slope of overburden dumps to safe disposal drains, of safe techniques to various silt control structures etc. In India, coal companies are now working towards “clean coal” strategies which aim to reduce environmental impacts. The reduced ash contents of the washed coal increase thermal efficiency of combustion which, in turn, makes a direct impact on reducing emissions of pollutants. However, the coal washing requires extra water and it can turn towards a pollution free society.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.66.4.4870
Highlights
Coal mining contributes largely towards economic development of the nation it has a great impact on the human health
Primary data are collected from a structured interview schedule with the officers of Coal India Ltd. and secondary data are collected from CMPDI records, journals of IICM (Indian Institute of Coal Management) and books related to coal mines
The demand for electrical energy in India is growing at a rate of 9% per year which can be met by additional power generation by coal fired generators
Summary
Pollutants produced in mining to burning of coal damage the earth surface to the atmosphere, the hydraulic regime to bio-diversity and threaten the very survival of humankind by global warming. A basic approach to the clean coal initiative is to mine coal with the minimum quality dilution, to prepare coal to segregate waste rock and to stow it back below the earth crust; to transport coal with a minimum vehicular exhaust, noise and to use it for industrial purposes with high fuel efficiency, minimum generation of waste and greenhouse gases. Various technologies are undergoing development in order to improve the quality of coal during and after mining and to provide an environmentally satisfactory method of using coal as a basic fuel for power production. The field study was conducted from the Coal India Headquarters in the year of 2012
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