Impact of Mining on Water Resources in India
- Research scholar, Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU) Varanasi, India & Faculty Member, Department of Civil Engineering, Govind Balabh Pant Engineering College Pauri Garhwal, UK, India.
- Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, (BHU), Varanasi, India.
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Nowadays acid mine drainage (ADM) or mine water is a very common and serious pollution problem or associated with all coal and metals mines, containing pyrite and sulphide deposits worldwide. Mine water is a major problem on coal and metal mines throughout the world and in India. Various studies that have been undertaken in worldwide and in India itself, have shown that the water discharges from the mining industries is highly acidic, having low pH (2-4) and high Concentrations of heavy metals, pose a serious threat to human health, animals and ecological systems. This is because mine water Very acid stream waters with mobilized heavy metals, such as Cd2+, Cu2+, Fe3+,Mn2+,Pb2+and Zn2+,which are not biodegradable and tend to accumulate in all living organisms, causing various diseases and serious disorders problems in living creature .Iron is a common constituent of AMD which can also have detrimental effects on aquatic life The water quality of the Churcha and Gorbi mine in the test area was found below standard due to the presence of acid mine drainage or mine water. The main aim of this review paper is to provide complete awareness of the environmental risk associated with acid mine drainage in our natural environment.
[H. L. Yadav, A. Jamal (2015); Impact of Mining on Water Resources in India Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Oct). 1009-1015] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
