Reclamation of a limestone quarry, Maihar, Satna, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Landscape architecture known as a reconciliation in between human and nature, but few are the areas which are neglected. Anthropogenic activities necessary for the growth of human settlements are degrading the valuable landscapes. Mining is one such activity, started along with agriculture time, it has only increased in each aspect due the increase in demand of the resources. Mining is being done for various resources such as minerals, sand etc. in different forms. One of them is open pit mining also known as quarrying. Quarrying of limestone is something which cannot be replaced by any other resources as it has a huge demand for the growth of economical section and is harmful not only for the human beings but also for the environment. Quarrying of limestone eaves behind the huge bowl of rock and sand at its own for aging to the worst conditions and acting as main sources of harmful effects to the surroundings. The thesis aims at proposing a landscape plan for the abandoned limestone mines of Maihar. A holistic landscape conservation plan aims at creating a sustainable landscape in the study region including landscape engineering techniques.