International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 15 2 2026 04 22 Impacts of mining on groundwater environment near Khetri mine, Rajasthan (India): A Case study 32 44 EN Mallick Debashis 1 Department of Chemistry, Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith, Kolkata-51, West Bengal, India Mah`ato Sanjoy 2 Department of Chemistry, A. P. C. College, New Barrackpore, Kolkata-131, West Bengal, India Koley Rajesh 3 Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India Roy Mrinal Kanti 4 Department of Geography, Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith, Kolkata-51, West Bengal, India Huang Alyssa H. 1 Northwestern Medicine / Feinberg School of Medicine; Lavin Pavilion Floor Suite 1900, 259 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611; US Sam U. Ho 2 Northwestern Medicine / Feinberg School of Medicine; Lavin Pavilion Floor Suite 1900, 259 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611; US MD 3 Baxtiyarovich Jollibekov Murat 1 Karakalpak Scientific Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Nukus, Uzbekistan Saribayevna Tleumuratova Bibigul 2 Karakalpak Scientific Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Nukus, Uzbekistan Pulatovna Urazimbetova Elzura 3 Karakalpak State University, Karakalpak Scientific Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Nukus, Uzbekistan Ekashinge Madhuri R. 1 Department of Environmental Science, Baburaoji Gholap College, Pune 411027 (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), India Mahajan D.M. 2 Department of Botany, Anantrao Pawar College, Pirangut, Dist. Pune (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University), India Dular Anil Kumar 1 Department of Environmental Science, MGS University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India Aacharya Navratan 2 Department of Environmental Science, MGS University, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India > Case Study 2025 12 11 2026 04 22 The present discourses emphasize that mining is an essential evil for economy of any country, but adversely affects the environment (air, soil, water, vegetation and human beings). Groundwater is the major source of fresh water in many countries and is widely used for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes). It is a renewable resource with inherent advantages over the surface water for pureness, lesser evaporation and wider distribution. The geochemistry and quality of groundwater is controlled by several processes, such as geology of the area, degree and rate of weathering of parent rock types, rock-water interaction during recharge of aquifer, and rate of groundwater flow of the present study area. Copyright@ International Science Community Association