Description : 4UMIQQI.~ 1971, the ~d~ GO~ind~try WNMtiontied and Illuwat Coking Coal Limited was formed. The new company inherited about 600 poorly operated collieries, many on fue. Efforts to extk@shthe &have been partially successful. About sixty-f~e fkes continue to burn in the 450- sq.km coalileld. This is the largest complex of above and underground coal fwes in the world. The fires have spread and grown to affect coal production, the environment and the health, safety, and well being of one million people living in the region. A 2l-month long, two-part study, funded by the World Bank, began in 1994 and was completed in 1996. Part one was au analysis of the fwes which included, their location, size, impact on the community, physical environment and coal reserves and possible remediation measures and their cost. Part two included an environmental and socio-economic survey of the coalfield and environs and the impact of implementing remediation measures. The investigations included the use of satellite and airborne remote sensing platforms, a Global Positioning Systemfor surveying,dding, software for mine planning and development, a field reconnaissance, laboratory testing, review of colliery records and data analysis. A counterpart staff of Indian professionals worked with the expatriates to acquire the training, procedures and methodologies required to continue the work. Technologies for extinguishing, containing and preventing fhs and their cost were identiled. Recommendations were made to extinguish or contain the frees.
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