Dr. Prasoon Kumar Singh M.Sc.(Geology), M.Tech(Env. Science & Engg., ISM), Ph.D.(Geology) Assisstant Professor Centre of Mining Environment Indian School of Mines Dhanbad- 826004. Phone: (0326) 2206372(O), 9931345230(R) E-mail: pks0506@yahoo.co.in Specialization:Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology, Landuse Management, Noise Pollution

Published Papers
Journals :

• Singh, Abhay kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar , Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K.; "Aquatic Geochemistry of Dhanbad , Jharkhand: Source Evaluation and Quality Assessment"; National Jr. of Geological Society of India, ; 2005.
• Singh, Abhay kumar, Mondal, G.C., Singh, S., Singh Prasoon Kumar, Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K.; " Hydrochemistry of Reservoirs of Damodar River Basin, India: Weathering Processes and Water Quality Assessment" Environmental Geology, Vol. 4, No.1014-1028, 2005.
• Prasoon Kumar Singh & Brajendra Kumar Tiwary ; Environmental Management Practices in Mining Areas ; The Indian Mining & Engineering Journal ;Vol. 43, No. 06, June 2004; Bhubaneswar.
• P.K.Singh; Impact of Mining on Land Environment ; Indian Journal of Environmental Protection ; Vol. 23; No. 3; March 2003.
• Singh P.K., Pal A.K.and Singh T.N. - ' Status of noise exposure in Cement preparation plant, ; Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi; Vol. 20, No. 12 ; December 2000.
• Singh P.K. and Tewary B.K. , - " Environmental legislations with respect to mining sector in India - A discussion" ; Indian Mining and Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar ; Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2000.
• Singh P.K., V.A. Mendhe, K.P.Singh and Singh T.N. - ' An approach of watershed management ' ; Vol. 1998 ; No. 3; Journal of the Public Health Engineers, Calcutta .
• Singh P.K., Prasad S.S. and Singh T.N. - ' The status of noise pollution in Dhanbad Municipal Area, ; Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, BHU, Varanasi, Vol. 20, No. 1, January 2000 .
• Singh P.K., Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N. - ' Impact of noise pollution on worker's health of cement plant ' ; Indian Mining & Engineering Journal, Bhubaneswar ; Vol. 36 ; No. 11 ; November 1997.
• Singh P.K., Pal A.K. and Mitra H. - 'Effect of noise on hearing acuity with respect to the workers of cement plant ' ; Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Calcutta ; Vol. 76 ; November 1995.

International Seminars/ Conferences :

• Ruchi Singh, Prasoon Kumar Singh & Gurdeep Singh; (2007); Evaluation of Land degradation due to coal mining – A vibrant issue; 1st International Symposium on Managing the Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal Mining In India; organized by ISMU, University of New South Wales and The Australian National University at IIC, New Delhi; Nov. 19-21, 2007.
• Prasoon Kumar Singh, Gurdeep Singh & Brajendra Kr. Tiwary; (2007); Critical Evaluation of Geo-environmental Scenario of Damodar River Basin, India; 1st International Symposium on Managing the Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal Mining In India; organized by ISMU, University of New South Wales and The Australian National University at IIC, New Delhi; Nov. 19-21, 2007.
• P. K. Singh, and B. K. Tewary ; Environmental issues of coal mining & its management strategies; International seminar on Global Coal-2005, New Delhi, 12-13 April, 2005.
• Abhay Kumar Singh, G.C. Mondal, S. Singh, P. K. Singh, S. Kumar, K.K. Singh, A. Barat, T.B. Singh and B. K. Tewary; Factors controlling solute acquisition processes and quality assessment of surface, sub-surface and mine water of Dhanbad district.; International seminar on Global Coal-2005, New Delhi, 12-13 April, 2005.
• Singh P.K., Singh R. And Tewary B.K. - " Status of environmental degradation - A case study of mining sector" ; presented in International symposium on Geo-environmental reclamation ; organised by SRKNE College, Nagpur on November 20-22, 2000.
• Tewary B.K., Tiwary R.K., Nityanand B. and Singh P.K. - ' Information management need for eco-friendly mining in next millennium, ; presented in international conference on Mining : Challenges of the 21st Century ; organised by the Institution of Engineers ( India ); held on November 25-27 th '1999 ; at New Delhi.
• Singh S.K., Singh P.K., Singh R.S. and Tewary B.K. - ' Evaluation of impact of coal transportation activity in and around coal mining area and mitigative measures, ; presented in CCI - 99 ; an international symposium on Clean Coal initiatives ; held on January 22-24 th '1999 ; at New Delhi.
• Singh P.K., and Prasad S.S. - ' Evaluation of impact of coal transportation activity in and around coal mining area and mitigative measures, ; presented in CCI - 99 ; an international symposium on Clean Coal initiatives ; held on January 22-24 th '1999 ; at New Delhi.

National Conference / Seminar / Symposium /Workshop :

• Singh P.K., Singh B. and Tewary B.K.; (2006); Roof Top Rainwater Harvesting for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater : An Urgent Need of Present Century; Proc. Of National seminar on Rainwater Harvesting and Water Management, 11-12 Nov. 2006, The Institution of Engineers, Nagpur Local Chapter, Nagpur.
• Singh P.K. and Pal A. K. - "Noise Pollution - A Silent Killer"; Employment News; 31st May - 6th June 2003.
• Tewary B.K., Singh P.K., Singh A.K. and Prusty B.K. - An approach of environmental protection in the new millinneum - A case study of mining sector ; presented in the seminar on ' The Environment Millennium - Time to Act '; organised by the Institution of Engineers (India) Dhanbad Local Centre on 5 th June 2000.
• Singh P.K., Tiwary R.K., Singh T.B. and Tewary B.K. - ' Present scenario of environmental degradation in mining sector and challenges of the next millennium ' ; presented in the New Millennium conference on Retrospect of Indian research on Environmental pollution : Focus 21st Century ;organised by the Environment Monitoring Training and Research Centre (EMTRC) at New Delhi on 22nd November '1999.
• Tewary B.K. ,Tiwary R.K., Nityanand B. and Singh P.K., - ' Status of environmental degradation in a coalfield area and suggestions of mitigative measures' ; presented in the Seminar on Management of Environmental Pollution organised by B.I.T., Sindri on 15-16 th November '1999.
• Singh P.K., Kumar Nikhil, Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N. - ' Rapid industrialisation in Chotanagpur region and its impact on environment ' ; presented in Seminar organised by the Institution of Engineers ( India ) Dhanbad Local centre at CMRI, Dhanbad on 5th- 6th June '1998.
• Singh P.K.,and Prasad S.S. - ' Present Noise Pollution Scenario of Dhanbad Municipal Area' ; presented in Seminar on How safe is our habitat, organised \by CMRI, Dhanbad on 5th June '1997.
• Singh P.K., Singh T.P.N., Rajak G.P. and Barat A. - ' Indoor pollution and associated health risk ' ; presented in seminar on Environmental Pollution Control, organised by Polytechnology Transfer Center (CSIR), Patna on 27th September '1996 at CMRI, Dhanbad.

Scientific Papers in Rajbhasha :
(A) Journals of Ministry of Mines / Ministry of Home

• Prasoon Kumar Singh; (2005) ; Bhumi Pradushan ki samasya; Khan Sampada ; Vol. 28-29, Jan - June 2005; Ministry of Mines (Govt. of India), Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Prasoon Kumar Singh & Puran Kishore Singh ; (2004); Paryavaran Pradushan - Ekiswin sadi ki sabse badi chunauti ; Rajbhasa Bharti; Vol. 105, April - June 2004; Ministry of Home (Govt. of India), Loknayak Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Prasoon Kumar Singh & Brajendra Kumar Tiwary; (2004); Sadak Yatayat evam Paryavaran Pradushan; Khan Sampada ;Vol. 25, April - June 2004; Ministry of Mines (Govt. of India), Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
• P.K.Singh, T.B.Singh and B.K.Tewary (2003); Koyla Khanan Udyog ki Paryavarniya Samasya ; Khan Sampada ;Ministry of Mines; Vol. 21; April-June 2003.

(B) in National Seminar / Symposium / Workshop

• Singh K. K., Singh, Singh Prasoon Kumar, S., Singh, Singh Abhay Kumar, Mondal, G.C., Kumar Suresh, Barat A., Singh T. B., and Tewary B. K. ; (2005) ; " Koylanchal me Jal Pradushan ki Samashya evam Eske Nirakaran ke Upaay" Proc. of National Seminar on "Damodar Ghati Kshetra me Paryavaran Prabandhan ki Chunauti- Samasyayen evam Samadhan" ; March. 22-23, 2005; D. V. C. C.T.P.S., Chandrapura, Bokaro
• Singh P.K., Singh T.B. and Tewary B.K. ; - ' Pokharia khanan : eske paryavarniya samasya evam sarankshan ke upaay ; paper given for presentation in National seminar on Mine Ventilation, Safety & Environment ; organised by CMRI, Dhanbad and will be held on 29 - 30th November 2001.
• Singh P.K., Singh T.P.N. , Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N.; - ' Koylanchal me khanan udyog evam paryavaran pradhusan ki samasya ; presented in Seminar on Khanan evam paryavaran ; organised by IBM, Nagpur held on 26th September '97.
• Singh P.K., Kumar Nikhil, Loveson V.J. and Singh T.N.; - ' Vikrit bhumi par parya-hiteshi punarvas - ek charcha ; presented in Seminar on Vikrit bhumi par parya- hiteshi punarvas; held on 17-18th April '98 at CMRI, Dhanbad.
• Singh P.K., and Tiwary B.K. - ' CSIR vision - 2001 ke lakshya ke karyanwan hetu hindi bhasha ke upyog ki vanchaniyata ' ; presented in Seminar on Desirability of the use of Hindi in the light of CSIR Vision - 2001; held on September 16th 1996 ; at CMRI Regional Unit, Nagpur.
• Singh P.K., and Pal A.K. - ' Shramiko ke shrawan shakti par dhwani pradushan ke ku-prabhao'; presented in Workshop on Status of Miner's health in Jharia - Raniganj Coalfield; held on June 5th '1995 ; at CMRI, Dhanbad..
• Singh P.K., and Prasad S.S. - ' Dhwani pradushan evam inke niyantaran ke upaay' ; presented in Gosthi on Paryawaran ke prati jagrukta - Damodar ghati kshetra ka jal pradushan aur nirakaran ; held on April 15-16 th '1994 ; at CMRI, Dhanbad.

Lecture delivered:

• Tiwary B.K. and Singh P.K., - ' Process of Environmental Monitoring and Management in Limestone Mining areas' ; delivered a lecture in a Executive Training Programme on Limestone Mining - Different Aspects of Mining and Environment organised under HRD by CMRI, Dhanbad on 2nd - 6th July 2001.
• Singh P.K., - ' Noise Measurement in Mining Sector' ; delivered a lecture in a training programme for Officials of Coal India on Mine Environment, Safety & Health organised by CMRI, Dhanbad on 24 -28 July '2000.
• Tiwary B.K. and Singh P.K., - ' Environmental management in Mining areas' ; delivered a lecture in a CLYPS programme on Youth for Leadership in Science organised under HRD by CMRI, Dhanbad on 29th-30th September '1999.
• Singh P.K., - ' Noise pollution in Mining industry - its effect and control measures' ; delivered a lecture in a training programme under Institutional development component of World bank aided Industrial pollution control project on environmental management in mining organised under HRDG by CMRI, Dhanbad on 16th-20th November '1998.
• Singh P.K., - ' Noise pollution - its problems and solutions' ; delivered a lecture in a training programme for DVC Officials on Environmental Pollution organised by CMRI, Dhanbad on 03rd -07th March '19