Management of Ground Water Hazard: A Case Study from Thar Coal Mines, Pakistan

Authors

  • Yasmin Nergis Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Jahangir Khan Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Pakistan
  • Naeem A. Mughal Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Pakistan
  • Mughal Shareef Environmental Research Center, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Pakistan
  • Jawad Abdullah Butt Environmental Research Center, Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.v9i4.676

Abstract

This study covers the Thar coal field block-II located in the southeast of Sindh, Pakistan. The aim of present
study is to identify the impacts of ongoing coal mining activity on ground water quality and water table in community
wells of villages in Thar coal mine block-II. The ground water samples from 58 community wells (located in 21
villages of block-II) were collected and analyzed for the water quality parameters like water table (depth), electrical
conductivity/TDS, and pH. The groundwater samples from community wells and Gorano pond were analysed to assess
water quality. The reserved area of Gorano pond is about 1500 acres, wherein water discharged from aquiufers in coal
mining area of block-II is being accumulated. The extracted ground water is being disposed off in multiple depressions
near villages Gorano, Kathar and Dhukar Shah. 

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Published

2018-12-27

How to Cite

Yasmin Nergis, Muhammad Jahangir Khan, Naeem A. Mughal, Mughal Shareef, & Jawad Abdullah Butt. (2018). Management of Ground Water Hazard: A Case Study from Thar Coal Mines, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 9(4), 68–73. https://doi.org/10.46660/ijeeg.v9i4.676

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2018): October-December

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