Abstract:
Coal mining reclamation is a worldwide concern. This paper presents a study
where the land use aspects of reclamation are considered. The goal of the study
is to transform the reclamation procedures into a physical process by integrating
the use of land after reclamation and developing beneficial post operations.
As a result of the land reclamation development for opencast coal mine in
India, the restoration and reclamation monitoring in Dhanbad has been noticed.
Due to high urbanization rate in Dhanbad, per capita land availability is declining.
There is a need to develop wasteland to cater the urban development demand of
housing, agriculture, forestry, industries, transportation, recreational area etc. The
rapid growth of urban population forces to do things right and doing right thing for
proper management of development progress. The purpose of this study is to
propose prospective development vision by assessing the current state of
development of the reclaimed land in Jharia, Dhanbad coalfield region and to
evaluate role of stakeholders for the proposed vision. In order to achieve this
goal, a pilot survey was conducted to observe existing land use, and interviewed
knowledgeable people and stakeholders in the case area. The study will able to:
identify problems with the current state of urban development in Dhanbad,
compare and contrast the needs and wants for redevelopment of the area and
determine the perspective development vision that how the land could be
redeveloped to appease as many of the interest group as possible.
