A Contemplation On Pitlakes of Raniganj Coalfield Area: West Bengal, India

Palit, Debnath; Kar, Debalina

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“…Zooplanktonic load in pit water was noticed in the range of 2.0 to 6.0 U L-1 (average 4.0 ± 1.0 U L-1) similarly higher zooplankton load was found during the monsoon seasons. Less abundance of the zooplankton load in mine pit lakes in this mines area was also reported by several workers (Canton and Ward, 1981;Canton, 1982;Slusarczyk, 2003;Chatterjee et al, 2008;Kosík et al, 2011;Palit and Kar, 2019).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…irrigation (Table 1), O.C.P.s' water is utilized for various purpose like bathing, cooking, washing clothes and also for miscellany cultivation. Several researchers' observation cited that about 10%, 60% 1) (Samanta, 2001;Singh, 2008;Sinha et al, 2017;Palit and Kar, 2019;Palit and Chaudhury, 2020;Mandal et al, 2021).…”

Section: Benefit Of Local Livelihood By the Coalminesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comprehensive Study on Raniganj Coalfield Area, India: A Review

Saha¹,

Keshri²,

Saha³

2022

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Raniganj coalfield, one of the crucial mining zones in India in terms of its age and production, mostly extracts coal by surface mining method depending on the under-surface. This paper presents a review on Raniganj coalfields regarding the environment, soil, vegetation, forests, habitat diversity, water quality, water regime, aquatic ecosystems, livelihood and human health. This study shows with the help of various researches that under surface coal mining is susceptible to coal fire and land subsidence while surface mine adversely affects the water, land and ambient air. Both processes are accountable for the life of the local community in the mine adjacent regions. Contrastingly mine excavating, directly and indirectly, enhances the local economy and job opportunities but negatively affects the natural and social behaviour of the local inhabitants. Coal that meets more than 60% of energy in India nevertheless needs technologies for the extraction of coal in a cleaner and more efficient manner.

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Section: Benefit Of Local Livelihood By the Coalminesmentioning

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Comprehensive Study on Raniganj Coalfield Area, India: A Review

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Keshri²,

Saha³

2022

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“…Charismatic ecosystems tend to receive more scientific and public attention ( Duarte et al, 2008 ), and pit lakes are often perceived as non-charismatic waterbodies responsible for “ecosystem disservices” (e.g., Zeide, 1998 ; von Döhren and Haase, 2015 ; Blanco et al, 2019 ) mainly related to poor water quality and physical safety of the site ( McCullough and Lund, 2006 ; Graupner, 2009 ; Mantero et al, 2020 ; Newman et al, 2020 ; Sánchez-España et al, 2020b ; Rönicke et al, 2021 ). However, every pit lake is different, and if well managed and designed, some pit lakes could represent a “transitional ecosystem disservice” ( Saunders and Luck, 2016 ) with future benefits for communities and the environment in terms of recreation, conservation, and industry ( Blanchette and Lund, 2016 ; Palit and Kar, 2019 ; Williams et al, 2020 ). Pit lakes also provide scientists a platform from which to discover new species, metabolic functions, biogeochemical processes, and interactions between and within trophic levels, often in extreme environments (e.g., Falagán et al, 2014 , 2017a ; Falagán and Johnson, 2014 , 2016 ).…”

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Non-charismatic waterbodies and ecosystem disservices: Mine pit lakes are underrepresented in the literature

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Pit lakes are one of the greatest legacies of open-cut mining. Despite the potential hazards of these lakes, they represent newly formed ecosystems with great scientific and ecological potential. Although thousands of pit lakes occur on every inhabited continent, with more being created, the microbial ecology of pit lakes is relatively under-researched. We evaluated the current state of microbial research in pit lakes by performing a Web of Science search and creating a literature database. Study lakes were categorized according to location and water quality (pH and conductivity) which is a key community and environmental concern. Research technology employed in the study was also categorized. We compared research effort in lakes, rivers, and streams which are the more “charismatic” inland aquatic ecosystems. Pit lake publications on microbes from 1987 to 2022 (n = 128) were underrepresented in the literature relative to rivers and streams (n = 321) and natural lakes (n = 948). Of the 128 pit lake publications, 28 were within the field of geochemistry using indirect measures of microbial activity. Most pit lake microbial research was conducted in a few acidic lakes in Germany due to social pressure for remediation and government initiative. Relatively few studies have capitalized on emerging technology. Pit lake microbial research likely lags other more charismatic ecosystems given that they are viewed as performing “ecosystem disservices,” but this is socially complex and requires further research. Improving understanding of microbial dynamics in pit lakes will allow scientists to deliver safer pit lakes to communities.

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“…But the open cast process creates a drastic alter in the landscape and heavy atmospheric pollution (Dale et al, 2011). The post-mining phase pits formed in the open cast mining process, stretch below the groundwater table (Palit et al, 2014). The lack of knowledge on and information about open cast pits continue to obstruct their proper management and maintenance .…”

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Analyses of abandoned coal mine pit water quality compared to the water of regular, conventional ources in respect of its utilitarian perspectives: a special reference to selected abandoned open cast mine pits of Satgram area, Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal

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Keshri²,

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2022

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The present study was conducted to investigate the status of water quality and to determine the WaterQuality Index (WQI) of three abandoned open cast coal mine pits named HarabangaO.C.P., Damalia O.C.P.and Ratibati O.C.P. of Satgram area, Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal, India for three consecutive seasonalphases. These are pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon from 2019 to 2020. This paper deals with thestudy of the most commonly used water quality parameters as per IS 10500: 1991 Drinking Water-Specification and developed Water Quality Index (WQI) from the mean value of the season-wise Analysisof the said selected O.C.P.s water samples. The WQI of Harabanga O.C.P., Damalia O.C.P. and RatibatiO.C.P. are 90.3243, 82.8558 and 92.9864 respectively. The results indicate that all the O.C.P.s show verypoor water quality. Compared to the water of regular, conventional sources in Raniganj coalfield withrespect to its utilitarian perspectives. Simultaneously during the investigatory phase voting technique wasalso applied to determine or understand the ground reality related to the said abandoned O.C.P.s. An idealquestionnaire was prepared on the basis of associated issues and problems like pollution, water quality,fishing activity, agricultural activity and domestic activity among selected respondents, like Local people,Mining workers, Local administrators, Environmentalists, Policymakers and Researchers. From the surveyit is clearly revealed that local people are utilizing the O.C.P.s water only for agricultural activity andfishing activity etc. not for drinking and domestic purposes. Therefore the implementation of suitable watertreatment and sustainable management plans are needed from the competent authorities for utilitarianperspectives of the O.C.P.s.

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A Contemplation On Pitlakes of Raniganj Coalfield Area: West Bengal, India

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Comprehensive Study on Raniganj Coalfield Area, India: A Review

Comprehensive Study on Raniganj Coalfield Area, India: A Review

Non-charismatic waterbodies and ecosystem disservices: Mine pit lakes are underrepresented in the literature

Analyses of abandoned coal mine pit water quality compared to the water of regular, conventional ources in respect of its utilitarian perspectives: a special reference to selected abandoned open cast mine pits of Satgram area, Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal

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