National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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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

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

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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)

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Total Publications: 24
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S. K. Bisoyi and B. K. Pal,"Optimization of blasting parameters in opencast mine with the help of firefly algorithm and deep neural network", Sadhana, Springer, August 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-022-01956-6       Article

A. R. Mahananda and B. K. Pal,"Effect of Inhibitor in Suppressing Spontaneous Heating of Coals", International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, vol.8, no.5, pp.2495-2498, January 2020, 10.35940/ijrte.E5963.018520       Article

S. K. Bisoyi and B. K. Pal,"Prediction of Ground Vibration Using Various Regression Analysis", Journal of Mining Science, vol.56, no.3, pp.378–387, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd, August 2020, 10.1134/S1062739120036665       Article

S. Nanda and B. K. Pal,"Analysis of Blast Fragmentation using WipFrag", International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, vol.5, no.6, pp.1561-1566 2020       Article

A. R. Mahananda and B. K. Pal,"Study of fire retardants and its inhibition in delaying spontaneous combustion of coal", in International Conference on Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability, pp.84-85, Excel India Publishers, Mizoram University, Aizawl, August 2019       Inproceedings

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]
Application of Metaheuristic Techniques for the Prediction and Optimization of Blast Induced Ground Vibration
Sunil Kumar Bisoyi
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Nov 2022
Supervisor
Identification of Spontaneous Heating in Large Coal Stockpiles and Its Protective Measures
Alok Ranjan Mahananda
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Nov 2021
Supervisor
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
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
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
Executive Ph.D. Students [6]
Coal Quality Prediction
Abhijeet Dutta
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Mine Production Scheduling and Management
Tapan Dey
Enrolled: Oct 2022
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
QUANTIFYING THE ROLE OF HUMAN AND ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS ON WORK INJURY IN MINES IN INDIA
Souparna Jana
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Mineral Processing
Sushanta Kumar Pradhan
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Production and Safety management
Sudip Das
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
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),