SHORT TERM COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN MINING & ALLIED INDUSTRIES 10th - 12th December 2010

SHORT TERM COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN MINING & ALLIED INDUSTRIES 10th - 12th December 2010

INTRODUCTION

For the economic growth of the country, development of mining and allied industries in a sustainable manner is imperative. Today most of the industries have recognized the importance of proper environment management with cost effective and efficient interdisciplinary approaches. Driving force behind such changes are stringent legislations; global environmental issues; demand for better work environment for employees; customers’ demands; company’s image as well as the growing pressure from all stakeholders regarding the environmental and social responsibilities and obligations. Environmental considerations are no longer treated on ad-hoc basis; rather environmental sustainability has become a prime objective of industries’ everyday reality and industries are spending substantial resources for better environmental pollution control and legal compliance. Still, there is a lack of holistic approach where environment management is a natural part of overall management system. The environmental departments are busy with generating reports and petitions for external purposes and while at the same time, the top management is not making use of the competence already present within the organization. Besides, for ensuring effective environmental management, there is urgent need of developing trained manpower in the government and private sector in the state-of-the-art technologies for meeting environmental compliance requirements.

ABOUT NIT ROURKELA

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela was founded as Regional Engineering College, Rourkela in 1961. It is a prestigious Institute with a reputation for excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, fostering the spirit of national integration among the students, a close interaction with industry and a strong emphasis on research, both basic and applied

The city of Rourkela is a bustling industrial town, cosmopolitan by nature and is well connected to all parts of the country by road and rail. It is en-route Howrah-Mumbai main line of South-Eastern Railway. Nesting amidst greenery on all sides, NIT campus is approximately 7km from Rourkela railway station. Rourkela is also connected by Air via Ranchi and Kolkata.

DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING

The Department has well qualified staff dedicated to applied research in the field of Mine Environment, Coal Mining Technology, Safety Engineering and Geomechanics. Laboratories are equipped with modern and sophisticated instruments in the areas of Mine Environment, Rock Mechanics, Mining Machinery, Mine Safety Engineering and Mine Surveying, Mining Geology / Geophysics coupled with adequate computing facilities with the state-of-the-art softwares e.g. SURPAC, FLAC-2D, 3D, UDEC, LABVIEW etc. An all round development of student is aimed at with emphasis on the applied aspects of Mining Engineering through practical training, project, seminars, camps and field work.

SCOPE OF THE COURSE

The course has been structured with the objectives of updating the conceptual and applied knowledge and skill of the participants in the field of environmental management in the mining & allied industries to deal with complex environmental challenges in cost effective, scientific and objective manner.

It is expected that the participants from different industries, academic institutions, R&D organizations, as well as professional engineers will be highly benefited by the course.

COURSE CONTENTS

Air and Water Pollution in Mining and Allied Industries
Innovative Practices in Land Reclamation
Noise Impact Assessment and Ground Vibration
Disposal and Management of Industrial Wastes
Environmental Management Systems (ISO:14000) and Environmental Auditing
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan
Mine Closure Planning
Environmental and Safety Issues in Abandoned Mines
Clean Coal Technology and Coal Gasification
Introduction to Environmental Modeling
Environmental Legislation
Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Environment Assessment
Environmental Management in Steel plants, Thermal Power Plants and Chemical Industries

FACULTY LIST

The course will be offered by the faculty members of NIT Rourkela. Experts from other academic institutions, R&D laboratories and industries may be invited to share their latest research findings with the participants.

REGISTRATION & FEE PARTICULARS

Applications in prescribed format and the course fee in the form of demand draft drawn in favor of “Continuing Education, NIT, Rourkela” payable at SBI, NIT Branch, Rourkela-8 (Code-2109) in Rourkela must reach the coordinator on or before 31st October, 2010.

COURSE FEE

• Employees from Industry, R&D Organization & Faculties
from Academic Institution
Rs. 8000/-

Boarding, lodging and travel expenses shall be borne by the participants. Accommodation will be provided in Institute Guest House/Visitor’s House on Twin-sharing basis on prior request. The selected participants will be informed by 15th, November, 2010.

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COURSE COORDINATORS

Prof. D. P. Tripathy
Prof. S. k. Md. Equeenuddin

Department of Mining Engineering,
NIT, Rourkela -769008.

Electronic Contacts

Website: http://www.nitrkl.ac.in
Phone: 0661-2462608-09-00(O), 9778548959(M)
Fax No: 0661-2472926, 2462999

e-mail:debi_tripathy@yahoo.co.in