A focus of the project was on the coal mining region around Ramagundam in Telangana state and the growth of atmospheric pollutants in and around this region and effects if any on the vegetation. The outcome was our formulation of a predictive dynamical growth model to understand the growth of PM 2.5, PM10, SOx, NOx from the Singareni open cast coal mines and thermal power plant. The predictions made were shown to be in close agreement with recorded data which was obtained subsequently.
Studying impact of atmospheric pollutants on the vegetation cover in the coal mining region:
The vegetation cover in the study region was studied for the period 2012-2019 to estimate the impact if any, of the air-pollution, using data from MODIS, and from the Forest Survey of India.