Environmental impacts of mining on biodiversity of Angul - Talcher open mining site, Odisha, India
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Biodiversity sustains human livelihoods and life itself. An estimated 40 per cent of the global economy is based on biological products and processes. As the biodiversity harbours a great amount of diversity with respect to species diversity, crop diversity, etc. which provides a rich amount of a well evolved system over time background support for rich resources. In Angul-Talcher area, in recent years, intervention of human activities has been very much noticed. Mining is on rise for last few decades in the area, covering huge belt of land and eventually also harming the forest cover of the Angul-Talcher forest division. Environmental Impact Assessment is a study of the effect of a proposed mining project, plan or program on the environment. The present paper attempts to reveal the base line environmental quality and socio-economic setting in and around such mining sites with special reference to the effects on the biodiversity, air, water, changes of land use pattern and occupational health effects of mine workers etc. Keywords: Angul-Talcher, Biodiversity, EIA, Fauna, Flora, Mining.
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Gyanranjan Mahalik, Kunja Bihari Satapathy
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