Ground Water Contamination in Coal Mining Areas: A Critical Review

Shiv Kumar Gupta, Kumar Nikhil

Ground water is becoming a major concern with respect to surface and underground mining of coal in many state of our country coal fields. Ground-water quality is being  addressed in this review paper. Despite the new emphasis placed on ground water by regulatory authorities, the effects of coal mining on ground water are still poorly understood. It is the intention to elaborate on general aspects of ground water, and to share with some results of research done in our country.