International Science Community Association Research Journal of Chemical Sciences 2231 - 606X 5 4 2015 April 18 Impact of Mining on Land Degradation and Tribal Health of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh Districts, Jharkhand, India 37 40 EN Nisa A 1 Food and Biotechnology Research Centre (FBRC), Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Laboratories Complex, Ferozepur Road, Lahore-54600, PAKISTAN Saeed K. 2 Hina S. 3 Zahra N. 4 Mazhar S. 5 Kalim I. 6 Syed Q 7 Salve P.R.Wate 1 Krupadam R.J. 2 Kalaiselvi D. 1 Sangeetha V. 2 Basker A. 3 Saravanan D. 4 kandavelu V. 5 Haggag K. 1 National Research Centre, Textile Research Division, El-Behouth Str., Dokki, Cairo, EGYPT Ragheb A.A. 2 Abdel-Thalouth I. 3 Rekaby M. 4 El-Hennawi H.M. 5 Shahin A.A. 6 ChinnaPujari Ramesh 1 Department of Zoology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu-515003, AP, INDIA GundalaHarold Philip 2 Sreeraj Gopi 1 R and D Centre, Aurea Biolabs (P) Ltd, Cochin, INDIA Joby Jacob 2 Robin George 3 Alam Mansur 1 Department of Chemistry, B. N. College, Patna, Bihar, INDIA Department of Botany, B. N. College, Patna, Bihar, INDIA Prasad Vinod 2 > Research Paper 2015 2 6 2015 April 18 The present investigation is confined to Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand state of India. The study is an attempt to examine the extent of environmental degradation that has taken place in the form of water contamination and degradation of forest due to rampant mining in the different areas of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts i.e. Sonda (w), Damodar River (w), Siyal (w), Udimari (W), Jarjara (w), Patel Nagar (w), Bhurkunda (w) and Birsa chowk (w). The water bodies of these areas are the greatest victims of coal mining and are badly affected by contamination of Acid Mines Drainage (AMD) originating from mines and spoils, causing various types of diseases among the tribal. Low pH, high electrical conductivity, high concentration of sulphate , iron, and toxic heavy metals, low Dissolved Oxygen (DO), and high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) are some of the physico-chemical and biological parameters which characterize the degradation of water quality. The altered content of water needs proper treatment before the use for drinking and irrigation purposes. Finally it can be suggested that an intensive study may be carried out before the domestic consumption. Copyright@ International Science Community Association