National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mine Environment
Areas of Interest
  • Mine Environmental Engineering, EIA, EMP, Opencast Mining & Mining Economics

Bhatu Kumar Pal Professor

Mining Engineering

bkpal@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2605

24

PUBLICATIONS

12

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Bhatu Kumar Pal

Professor

Mining Engineering

Room Number: MI-202

Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (IIT, Kharagpur)

Total Publications: 24

S. Patel, B. K. Pal, and Raj. K. Patel,"A novel approach in red mud neutralization using cow dung", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.25, no.13, pp.12841–12848, Springer, May 2018, 10.1007/s11356-018-1374-y       Article

N. P. Nayak and B. K. Pal,"Beneficiation of goethite-laterite ore - An alternative", Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, vol.66, no.4, pp.253-255, Books & Journals Private Ltd., April 2018       Article

D. Varghese and B. K. Pal,"Climate variability and changes in local climate", Weather, Royal Meteorological Society, December 2017, 10.1002/wea.3066       Article

M. M. Mohanty and B. K. Pal,"Sorption behavior of coal for implication in coal bed methane an overview", International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol.27, pp.307-314, Elsevier, March 2017, 10.1016/j.ijmst.2017.01.014       Article

B. K. Pal and N. P. Nayak,"Pelletisation in Indian context -need of the hour", Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, vol.65, no.9, pp.485-489, Books & Journals Private Ltd. 2017       Article

Fire fighting practices in mining industry (FPMI-24) Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 02 Dec 2024 - 06 Dec 2024
  • Brochure
Assessment of Spontaneous Heating Liability of Coals and Their Prevention (ASHLCP-23) Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 11 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023
  • Brochure

  • MN3005 : Mine Economics {Theory}
  • MN305 : Mineral Processing Technology {Theory}
  • MN3207 : Coal and Mineral Processing Technology {Theory}
  • MN331 : Mine Environmental Engineering {Theory}
  • MN336 : Solid Fuels and Clean Coal Technology {Theory}
  • MN338 : Mineral Beneficiation {Theory}
  • MN442 : Mine Fires and spontaneous heating {Theory}
  • MN451 : Mine Management {Theory}
  • MN6002 : Project Management {Theory}
  • MN602 : Mine Management {Theory}
  • MN6254 : Mine Fires and spontaneous heating {Theory}
  • MN632 : Environmental Management {Theory}
  • MN633 : Mine Fires and Spontaneous Heating {Theory}
  • MN639 : Safety Risk Assessment and Management {Theory}
  • MN643 : Advanced Mineral Processing Technology {Theory}
  • MN681 : Special Topics in Mining Engineering – I {Theory}
  • MN3272 : Hazard and Rescue Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN3273 : Coal and Mineral Processing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN373 : Mineral Processing Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN473 : Mineral Processing Technology Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN673 : Mining Engineering Laboratory - I {Practical}
  • MN683 : Special Laboratory in Mining Engineering - I {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [6]
Geoinformatics Application in Land Use Dynamics and its Biogeophysical Impacts on Macro Climate - A Case Study
Dani V
Enrolled: Jan 2013
Graduated :  Apr 2018
Supervisor
Numerical Simulation of CO2 Sequestration to Enhance Methane Recovery using Multi-piont Geo-statistics
Manasi Manjari Mohanty
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Dec 2018
Supervisor
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Nirlipta Priyadarshini Nayak
Enrolled: Nov 2009
Graduated :  Jan 2015
Supervisor
Development of Adsorption Media by using Industrial Waste: Red Mud for the removal of As (V) Ions from Water
Sucharita Patel
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  Jan 2018
Supervisor
Identification of Spontaneous Heating in Large Coal Stockpiles and Its Protective Measures
Alok Ranjan Mahananda
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Nov 2021
Supervisor
Application of Metaheuristic Techniques for the Prediction and Optimization of Blast Induced Ground Vibration
Sunil Kumar Bisoyi
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Nov 2022
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [6]
Mineral Processing
Sushanta Kumar Pradhan
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Production and Safety management
Sudip Das
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
QUANTIFYING THE ROLE OF HUMAN AND ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS ON WORK INJURY IN MINES IN INDIA
Souparna Jana
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Analysing the impacts of mining activities on socio-economic and environmental conditions in the nearby residential regions: A Case Study
Mahesh Kumar Singh
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Mine Production Scheduling and Management
Tapan Dey
Enrolled: Oct 2022
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Coal Quality Prediction
Abhijeet Dutta
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [1]
Coal Handling System - Its Performance Monitoring & Suggestive Measures for Improvement
Somanath Ojha
Graduated :  Jan 2016
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Fellow & Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers (India),   
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Fellow IE(I), Fellow ICER, MGMI, MSDSI,MEAI,MISTE, MIIChE, C.Engg(I),