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Work Information

Job Title

SCIENTIST

Key responsibilities

Mining Technology, including development and application of new methods and innovative techniques through research leading to increased production, productivity, conservation and safety of thick and difficult/complex coal seams.

Department or workgroup

Thick Seam Mining & Strata Mechanics Department

(Mining Technology Group)

Central Mining Research Institute, Dhanbad

(Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)

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Main area of expertise

1. Mechanized/semi-mechanized depillaring of thick coal seams by cable bolting.

2. Partial extraction under various surface or sub-surface features/built-in structures.

3. Underpinning based depillaring of contiguous seams/sections, (close/ultra-close/ near seams) under very weak and highly laminated parting.

4. Strata behavior/ground control study for mining for underground mines.

If you have a weighty problem on ?.

Thick seam mining, or

Mining under various built-up structures/surface or sub-surface features for partial extraction, or

Mining of contiguous/ultra-close or near seams/sections under very weak/highly laminated parting, or

You want to know the suitability of a method of mining through strata behavoiur/ground control study ???..

You may refer the problem to CMRI.

We are right here to solve this type of problems.

We are also interested to do consultancy / collaborative projects

with other countries.

Biographical Information

I am presently working as a scientist in Thick Seam Mining & Strata Mechanics Department of Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI), Barwa Road, Dhanbad, a national laboratory under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an autonomous body under Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. I graduated in Mining Engineering from Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur under the University of Calcutta (CU). I did his M. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. I joined Central Mining Research Institute (CMRI) in the year 1994 and started my professional career as a scientist. Since joining in CMRI, I have conducted extensive field and laboratory investigations related to rock-mechanics/strata-control for more than 50 industry sponsored /in-house projects including five government aided S & T projects. I am at present engaged in design of mining methods especially in thick seam mining, contiguous / near / close seam mining, and partial extraction below built-up areas for optimal extraction of thick and complex coal deposits for better production, productivity and safety. I was involved in various research and development programmes including mechanized depillaring by cable bolting as high roof support, development of underpinning based depillaring of thick contiguous seams/sections under very weak and highly laminated parting, eco-friendly mining like wide stall Mining under various surface and sub-surface features (under protected forest land, hill escarpment, aquifer etc) with or without stowing. I have also got expertise in instrumentation and monitoring in underground mining (manual/microprocessor based) and deeply associated with strata/ground behavior and control study through instrumentation and monitoring in various underground coal mines for assessing suitability of the methods and modification of existing mining methods based on the studies. I have been awarded CSIR Golden Jubilee-CMRI Whitaker Award for my outstanding R & D work in the field of mining and cognate subjects in the year 2001. He is also recipient of MGMI Silver Medal. I have more than 50 research papers to my credit published in various national and international journals, seminars, symposia and workshops volumes besides two patents on mining methods filed in India.