Some Major Projects
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Environmental – Technical Assistance Project (Mining Sub-component)
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Development of methodology for estimation of greenhouse gas emission from coal mine fire areas and their mitigation through terrestrial sequestration
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Regional EIA/EMP for Sirmour limestone deposits, HP
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Preparation of mining plan, progress closure plan, and feasibility study report for quarry work at Seabird site, Karwar.
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Environmental Impact Assessment and preparation of Management Plan has been done for a large number of clients
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Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.
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Steel Authority of India,
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Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd,
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Shree Kalyanararama Company, Nellore
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Assessment of ecological status of reclaimed site of 245.20 ha at Sonepur Bazari OCP with the existing biodiversity and ecological gain, a field-based study
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Biodiversity action study of Talabira 2 & 3 OCP in Talabira Odisha Mining Pvt. Ltd., Talabira 2&3 Odisha
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Environmental monitoring and awareness: Environment sampling, monitoring and awareness by NRM team to manage environment in mining, allied industries, urban and rural areas.
Our Mandate
To develop sustainable solutions for environmental challenges of mining and allied industries.
About us
Natural Resource Management (NRM) group of CSIR-CIMFR is a department with a multidisciplinary talent to carry out environmental management research for sustainable development of mining and allied industries. NRM is conducting basic and strategic research in heterogeneous mining areas all over the country to address issues at the ground level and develop location-specific, cost-effective, eco-friendly, socially acceptable scientific approaches to manage the damage of natural resources and the environment due to mining activities. NRM research team is committed to enhancing and developing new scientific technologies for monitoring, understanding, and conservation of the natural resource, ecology, biodiversity, environmental factors, mine waste management, toxic substance management in a mining area. Department has been prioritized different themes focused on sustainable development of the environment and society in and around a mining area.
Natural resource conservation technology
Natural resources characterization and quality management
Reclamation of mine overburden (OB) dump and its management
Integrated plants, microbes, nutrients, climate management, and correlation
Natural toxic pollutants management by biomagnifications, bioremediation, bioaccumulation
The NRM Group has been entrusted for ecological and environmental research studies viz. air, soil, flora and, fauna.
Our Expertise
Ecological analysis, restoration, bio-remediation
Bio-reclamation and Waste Dumps Management
Bioprospecting and biotechnological applications
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification studies
Air quality monitoring and modeling
Societal mission projects
Waste resource management
Mine closure and best practices
Ecological damage assessment due to mining activities with respect to the air, soil, LU/LC changes