To be a focused R&D laboratory of international repute having strong visibility to industry and society in Mine Environmental Safety Engineering towards fulfilling national needs.

The group works in three specialised areas of Mine Fire, Ventilation, Miner’s Safety and Health consisting of two sections viz., Mine Fire, Ventilation, Miner’s Safety and Health and Numerical Simulations. It is an important activity of the institute since its inception and is equipped with all state-of-the-art facilities for R&D and support services. This research group has contributed in almost all the mines in India with 15 numbers ofGovernment sponsored R&D projects and about1000 industry sponsored projects of problem-solving nature besides large numbertesting, calibration and quality evaluation services for various types of ventilation, safety and rescue equipments used in the industry. The solutions provided have enabled the industry to achieve better results with enhanced safety. 

1. Ventilation planning and design of existing and virgin mines using network simulation tools including CFD modelling.
2. Design of artificial cooling system for deep underground mines.
3. Study onDiesel Particulate Matter (DPM) and Respirable Dust for healthier workplace environment.
4. Specialised ventilation techniques including air circulation in tunnels, ventilation of confined spaces andventilation on demand.
5. Study of dynamic behaviour of open and concealed fire for its assessment and control.
6. Early detection and control of underground coal mine fire.
7. Delineation of abandoned coal mine fire.
8. Effective management of opencast, dump fires,coal stack fires and belt conveyor fire.
9. Detection and delineation of coal fire by remote sensing technique
10. Respirable air borne dust survey and determination of free silica content in air borne dust samples.
11. Fire safety design of tunnel
12. Various type of testing and calibration services including mine air sample analysis, calibration of anemometer, manometer,semi-rigid and flexible ventilation duct, brattice cloth, gas detectors and PPEs (safety lamps, helmet, safety shoes, cap lamps etc) and various type of life saving safety and rescue equipments (SCSR and Breathing apparatus etc)

1. Development of high pressure and high stability nitrogen foam technology to control fire in underground mines.
2. Development of water mist technology to control open fire.
3. Development of dynamic balancing of pressure technique to control underground coal mine fire.
4. Development of multizonal ventilation system for improvement in ventilation system of extensive underground coal mines.
5. Introduction of chamber method of ventilation to reduce air leakage into longwall panels.
6. Development fire preventive coating/sealant.
7. Development of fire fighting chemical.
8. Development of dust suppressant technology for control of dust in opencast mining operations.
9. Development of methodology for determination free silica from respirable air borne dust as well as coal/OB samples.