List of abbreviations used
Anon
Anonymous
Aq
Aquifer
B
Built up land
BIS
Bureau of India Standards
C
Cultivation land
CBF
Central Board of Forestry
CEA
Cumulative Effects Assessment
CEC
Caution Exchange Capacity
CMAs
Coal Mining Areas of India
CME
Centre of Mining Environment
CPCB
Central Pollution Control Board, India
CPPC
Core Project Planning Committee
DoE
Department of Environment
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP
Environmental Management Plan
Et
Evapotranspiration
F
Forest
GLASOD
Global land assessment of degradation
GoI
Government of India
gpd
Gallon per day
GW
Ground Water
HDP
Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme
HEMM
Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
ICAR
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
IGBP
International Geosphere Biosphere Programme
IGU
International Geological Union
Inst.
Institute
Int.
International
IS
Indian Standard
ISM
Indian School of Mines
JCF
Jharia Coalfield
Jour.
Journal
LC
Land Cover
LU
Land Use
LULC
Land USE / Land Cover
LUMP
Land Use Management Plan
LUP
Land Use / Land Cover Pattern
LUPg
Land Use Planning
M
Mining Area
MAs
Mining Areas of India
mgd
million gallon per day
MoEF
Ministry of Environment and Forests
MOIL
Manganese Ore India Limited
MP
Madhya Pradesh
NBSS-LUP
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning
NGO
Non-Governmental Organisation
NGPS
National Gazetteer Pilot Study
NLUC
National Land Use Classification
O
Others (land uses other then F, C, B, M & W)
OB
Overburden
OC
Opencast
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
P
Precipitation
ppm
Part(s) per million
QoL
Quality of Life
R
Rainfall
RCF
Raniganj Coalfield
SIR
Storie Index Rating
SOI
Survey of India
SP
Spoil (solid waste other then OB)
Sg
Change in ground water storage
Ss
Change in soil moisture storage
UG
Underground
UN
United Nations
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
US
United States
USGS
United States Geological Survey
W
Water bodies (on land surface)
Wi
Water imported from outside
Wo
Ground water outlfow
WT
Water Table


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