Chauhan, Chanchal and Ahmed, Aariz and Srikanth, R
(2022)
Application of Vegetation Index to Assess the
Sustainability of Coal Mines in India.
Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 19 (5).
pp. 11-21.
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| Abstract: |
India’s per capita electricity consumption is less than one-third of the global average. Coal is the
only energy source that India possesses in abundance to meet the 24×7 electricity requirements of its people in
a cost-effective manner. While mining operations have positive economic impacts on the local area in terms of
infrastructure development and provision of employment and business opportunities for the local population, they
also create adverse impacts on the environment. These impacts are particularly significant in the case of opencast
coal mines which produce more than 94% of the coal produced in India. The coal sector must incorporate social
and ecological sensitivities into the mining process from the planning stage up to mine closure to meet India’s
Sustainable Development Goals. In this study, the authors present the results of a study on the vegetation and air
environment around four opencast coal mines in the State of Telangana. The Normalized Vegetation Difference
Index (NDVI) is useful to assess the environmental impacts of mining operations, such as the air quality and
vegetation around coal mines, and also monitor the progress of post-closure activities. The findings of this study
are relevant for other coal mines. |
| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Keywords: |
Air pollution, coal mining, mine closure, NDVI, sustainable development |
| Subjects: |
Programmes > Energy Environment and Climate Change Programme
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Energy and Environment |
| Date Deposited: |
12 Sep 2022 08:51 |
| Last Modified: |
12 Sep 2022 08:51 |
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| Funders: |
Department of S&T, GOI Grant no. SB/IR/NIAS/2016 |
| Projects: |
Interdisciplinary Forays into Human-Environment Interactions: An Integrative Research Initiative in Energy, Ecology and Nonlinear Modelling |
| DOI: |
10.3233/AJW220066 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2377 |
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