EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Geomechanics
Areas of Interest
- Geotechnical & Rockmass Characterization: Site Investigation & Material Characterization (RMR, GSI, Q-system, MRMR), Drone Photogrammetry/Lidar
- Slope Stability (Open Pit & Waste Dumps): Bench-Berm & Overall Slope Design, Numerical modelling, Risk Assessment, Geotechnical feasibility study
- Mine Planning & Design: Pit & waste dump design, Strategic planning (Surpac/NPVS/Whittle)
- Underground Metal: Shaft/Incline/Decline, Stope design/Crown Pillar Stability, Loss/Dilution based design
Ram Manohar Bishwal Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
bishwalrm@nitrkl.ac.in
10
PUBLICATIONS2
SPONSORED PROJECTS15
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS4
DOCTORAL STUDENTS5
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Ram Manohar Bishwal
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
Room Number: MN-218
Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2018
Ph.D.
Waste rock dump (WRD) material characterizationIIT-Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
2012
B.Tech
Mining EngineeringGovernment College of Engineering (Formerly OSME), Keonjhar
2007
+2
ScienceRajendra College, Balangir
Teaching Experience
- Mining (Surface Mining, Mine Development & Mine Planning), NIT Rourkela, 09 Jun 2020 - Present
Industrial Experience
- Consultant (Mining Geotech), SRK Consulting, 01 Feb 2018 - 31 Mar 2020
Development of UAV- based near real-time surface fire detection and delineation system for coal mining and forest regions. DST
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Development of Low-Cost Indigenous Portable Integrated Lidar System for 3D-Mapping in GPS-Denied Underground Mines MINISTRY OF MINES,NEW DELHI
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Slope Stability Studies and Monitoring works at Diamond Mining Project, Panna NMDC Ltd.
- Principal Investigator
- 24 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2025
- Running Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Techno-economic feasibility of M-sand production from coal mines overburden materials Vedanta Ltd.
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Oct 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
- Running Consultancy
Scientific Study of Controlled Deep Hole Blasting Practices at Rajrappa Opencast Project, Rajrappa Area CCL Central Coalfileds Ltd.
- Principal Investigator
- 01 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2025
- Running Consultancy
Scientific Study to prepare formulate and implement Strata Control and Monitoring Plan (SCAMP) at Shiwani UG Mine SECL
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Aug 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study to frame strata Control and Monitoring plan at Katkona Mine of Baikunthpur Area SECL
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 17 Jul 2024 - 17 Nov 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for planning, designing & working in respect to method of working, ultimate pit slope, dump slope & monitoring of slope stability at Kusmunda OCP SECL
- Principal Investigator
- 19 Jun 2024 - 19 Oct 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for safe, stable & suitable method of OC working for extraction of already developed U/G working in Chapapur II OCP Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Mar 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Annual Compliance Audit for Ash generation and utilization & disposal JSW -BPSL
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
- Completed Consultancy
(Vetting of) Scientific Study undertaken for Yadwad and Kunnal limestone mines of Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited, Karnataka, India SRK Mining Services (India) Pvt Ltd
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for slope stability analysis of benches and dump slopes of Kiriburu Iron ore mines SAIL
- Principal Investigator
- 21 Nov 2023 - 21 Mar 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for planning, designing & working in respect to method of working, ultimate pit slope, dump slope & monitoring of slope stability at Gevra OCP SECL
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Jul 2023 - 30 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for Ash Pond Capping Scheme at Vedanta, Jharsuguda, Odisha CEMC Pvt. Ltd
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Nov 2022 - 31 Jul 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on slope stability of dump slopes & mine pit for Ravirala Limestone mines RAMCO Cement
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 01 Feb 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for formation and maintenance of external & internal overburden dumps of maximum 150m height at RG OCP III SCCL
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Jul 2022 - 01 Dec 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for embankment dyke stability at JSW Bhushan Power & Steel Limited, Jharsuguda, Odisha JSW -BPSL
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Jun 2022 - 01 Nov 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 10
M. Asif and Ram. M. Bishwal,"Assessment of fault intensity in Indian coal mines and its influence on operational and geotechnical challenges", in Sustainable and Innovative Mining Practices, pp.303–316, Springer 2024, 10.1007/978-3-031-76614-5_25 Inproceedings
M. Pasupunti, Ram. M. Bishwal, and A. K. Gorai,"Development of new band ratio of landsat-8 data for detection and delineation of iron ores bearing zones", in Sustainable and Innovative Mining Practices, pp.611-624, Springer 2024, 10.1007/978-3-031-76614-5_48 Inproceedings
A. K. Gorai, S. Ram, Ram. M. Bishwal, and S. Bhowmik,"Sustainable and Innovative Mining Practices", Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences (SPEES), pp.626, Springer, November 2024, 10.1007/978-3-031-76614-5 EditedBook
Ram. M. Bishwal, Sen. P, and J. M,"Improving Stability of Overburden Dump Through Volume Minimization by Co-Deposition of Materials Based on Size and Material Type Distribution", Waste Management and Resource Efficiency, ch.part vii, pp.483-493, Springer 2019, 10.1007/978-981-10-7290-1_41 Inbook
Ram. M. Bishwal,"Scope of 3-d printing in mining and geology: an overview", Journal of the geological society of india, vol.93, no.4, pp.482-486, Springer 2019, 10.1007/s12594-019-1203-z Article
MINE GEOTECHNICS FOR UNDERGROUND METALLIFEROUS MINES - Phase II Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 27 May 2024 - 28 Jun 2024
- Brochure
MINE GEOTECHNICS FOR UNDERGROUND METALLIFEROUS MINES - Phase I Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 29 Jan 2024 - 02 Mar 2024
- Brochure
International Conference on Sustainable & Innovative Mining Practices (ICSIMP 2023) Mining Engineering (Conference)
- Co-Coordinator
- 16 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023
- Brochure
One Week High End Workshop "Karyashala" on "Advances in Mine Geotechnics & Mine Planning" Mining Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 22 May 2023 - 28 May 2023
- Brochure
International Webinar on Frontiers in Mining & Geosciences Mining Engineering (Conference)
- Co-Coordinator
- 07 Nov 2020 - 08 Nov 2020
- Brochure
- MN2001 : Mine Development {Theory}
- MN3025 : Blasting Technology {Theory}
- MN3104 : Surface Mining Technology {Theory}
- MN4021 : Mine Planning and Design {Theory}
- MN5027 : Novel and innovative mining practices {Theory}
- MN5246 : Mine Waste Manageent {Theory}
- MN5246 : Mine Waste Management {Theory}
- MN6032 : Novel and innovative mining practices {Theory}
- MN6113 : Computer Aided Mine Planning and Design {Theory}
- MN4072 : Mine System Laboratory {Practical}
- MN4721 : Mine Planning and Design Laboratory {Practical}
- MN6074 : Mine Planning and Design laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [2]
Mineral Exploration using Remote sensing and GIS
Manasa PasupuntiEnrolled: Aug 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Characterization and assessment of strength properties of discontinuous and anisotropic rockmass
Mohammed AsifEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
3D Geological Modelling & its application in Mine Planning
Sumana DasEnrolled: Sep 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Tailing Utilization and Management
Gopal Kumar VermaEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Representing India on ICOLD Technical Committee L -Tailings Dams & Waste Lagoons (2023-27), 2023
- 1st Runner-up Award at 'Hackathon on R&D in Coal Sector 2023' Organized by CMPDI and Ministry of Coal, 2023
Memberships / Fellowships
- International Commission On Large Dams, India (INCOLD), 2023
- International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM), 2022
- Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS), 2022
- Institution of Engineers India (IEI), 2018