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IMPACT OF MINING ON FLORA AND FAUNA OF FARIDABAD DISTRICT IN HARYANA

Bhoop Singh

Department of Geology, Govt. College, Narnaul

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Vol: 3, Issue: 3, 2013

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Abstract

Mining of minerals, whether major or minor have a direct bearing on the hydrological regime of the area. Besides, affecting the availability of water as a resource, it also affects the quality of water through direct run of going into the surface water bodies and infiltration / leaching into groundwater. Further, groundwater withdrawal, dewatering of water from mine pit and diversion of surface water may cause surface and sub surface hydrologic systems to dry up and direct effect on flora and fauna of a particular region. An ideal situation would require that quarrying should be restricted to unsaturated zone only above the phreatic water table and should not intersect the groundwater table at any point of time. However, from the point of view of mineral conservation, it may not be desirable to impose blanket ban on mining operation below groundwater table. 491 number of Air Polluting industries including Stone Crushers operating in the District Faridabad. All these units have provided desired Air Pollution Control Device. The major source of industrial emission is from burning of agriculture waste, fossil fuel and pet coke either in the boilers, thermal fluid heaters or industrial furnaces. Further a part of the industrial emission is being generated from the Stone Crushing activity by 163 Stone Crushers operating in the District Faridabad and from the other infrastructure developing industries. The other major source of air emission is from automobiles plying in the District Faridabad.

Keywords: Hydrological, Infiltration, Phreatic water table, Industrial emission, Stone Crushing activity.

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