EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Mine Environment, Geomechanics
Areas of Interest
- Underground Hard Rock Mining
- Mine safety & occupational health
- Blasting Technology
- IOT(Application in Mining Industry)
Falguni Sarkar Assistant Professor Grade-II & Asst. Warden (Satish Dhawan Hall of Residence)
Mining Engineering
sarkarf@nitrkl.ac.in
17
PUBLICATIONS1
SPONSORED PROJECTS20
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS6
DOCTORAL STUDENTS3
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Falguni Sarkar
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
Room Number: MN-108
Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2017
Ph.D.
Mine Safety EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
2008
B.E
First class Manager’s certificate of competencyfrom Board of Mining & Exams, DGMS (Director General of Mine Safety, India)
2005
B.E
Mining EngineeringBengal engineering and Science University, Shibpur (presently IIEST, Shibpur) WB
Teaching Experience
- Underground metal mining, Blasting Technology, NIT, Rourkela, 24 Jun 2020 - 11 Dec 2020
Industrial Experience
- Head of Internal Safety Organization- Hard Rock Mines, Uranium Corporation of India Ltd., 09 Jan 2017 - 09 Jun 2020
Design of an appropriate method to access the post mining reclamation status of waste dumps reclaimed by using of eco-friendly soil conditioner originated from bio-waste EF Polymer Pvt Ltd
- Principal Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Rock Mechanics Study of Narwapahar Mine of UCIL UCIL
- Principal consultant
- 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
- Running Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Bonjemihaey Colliery, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
- Principal Consultant
- 11 Dec 2023 - 10 Mar 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Gurdari Bauxite Mine, Hindalcote
- Principal Consultant
- 29 Aug 2023 - 28 Feb 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Badjna Colliery, Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
- Principal Consultant
- 10 Nov 2023 - 09 Jan 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Dhuptala Coal Mine,Western Coalfields Ltd.
- Principal Consultant
- 20 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Siarmal coal mines, DBL
- Principal Consultant
- 10 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Tantra Iron Ore Mine, Korp Resources Pvt. Ltd
- Principal Consultant
- 01 Oct 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Minerals & minerals Limited
- Principal Consultants
- 01 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on Slope Stability Khamarigaon Granite Mine, Galaxy Eneterprises
- Principal Consultant
- 04 Jul 2023 - 03 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
DPM survey and monitoring Kondapuram UG Mine, SCCL
- Principal Consultant
- 09 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Blast Vibration Analysis HINDALCO
- Principal Consultant
- 01 Sep 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Karondajhar stone mine, Gumla
- Principal Consultant
- 20 Jan 2023 - 20 Jun 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on the Impact from Blast Induced Vibration and Fly Rock Central Coalfields Ltd.
- Co-consultant
- 01 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Bagjata, UCIL UCIL
- Principal Consultant
- 21 Dec 2022 - 20 Jan 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study of trial blasts using site mixed emulsion(SME) explosives in Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine, NALCO, Damanjodi NALCO
- Principal Consultant
- 11 Jul 2022 - 10 Jan 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study of type of drilling and blasting methods and other associated work for Sirka opencast project Central Coalfields Limited
- Co-Consultant
- 06 Nov 2021 - 05 Nov 2022
- Completed Consultancy
DPM survey and monitoring Tumalapalle Uranium Mine,SMS LTD.
- Principal Consultant
- 01 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on controlled blasting RKD construction Pvt. Ltd, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Principal consultant
- 25 May 2022 - 10 Jul 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Safety Management System to be designed and implemented at JSW Steel’s Iron ore mines in Odisha JSW sTEEL LTD
- Principal Consultant
- 12 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Subsidence study(prediction model) for the proposed Takli Jena Bellora OCP and U/ G coal mine Mine Magma Private Ltd.
- Principal Consultant
- 24 Nov 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 17
A. Mangal and F. Sarkar,"Underground Coal Pillar Extraction Under Shale Roof and Caved Goaf of Upper Lying Seam in Raniganj Coalfields", Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, Springer Nature, February 2021, 10.1007/s40033-021-00254-5 Article
F. Sarkar, P., and A. Mangal,"Development of a Hybrid Type Mine Hazard Alert System (MHAS) for Inhibiting the Disastrous Incidences Due to Fire Hazards, Water Inrush and Strata Failure in Underground Mines: An Experimental Trial", Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, Springer Nature, February 2021, 10.1007/s40033-021-00260-7 Article
F. Sarkar and S. Nayak,"Development of Underground transportation Hazard management System (UTHMS) for Indian underground hard rock mines", in Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Energy Engineering & Cleaner Production, IEECP’21, July 29-30, 2021, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, CA – USA © 2021 IEECP – SCI-INDEX 2021, 10.6084/m9.figshare.14905209 Inproceedings
A. Mangal, F. Sarkar, and P. S. Paul,"A step toward achieving a zero accident potential in Indian mining industry", JOURNAL OF MINES, METALS & FUELS, vol.65, no.08, pp.432-437, Books & Journals Pvt. Ltd. and International Information & Engineering Technology Association (IIETA, August 2017 Article
F. Sarkar, P., and K.,"An Investigation of Mine Accident/Incident Data and implementation of safety management system to minimize the risk in a Trackless Underground Hard Rock Mine", Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, vol.64, no.04, pp.80-85, BOOKS & JOURNALS PRIVATE LTD, April 2016 Article
Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM – 2022) Mining Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 17 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022
- Brochure
Online Course on “Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System” Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 13 Sep 2021 - 24 Nov 2021
- Brochure
5-day workshop on Basics of Geovia SURPAC (Department of Mining Engineering, NIT Rourkela) Mining Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 09 Aug 2021 - 13 Aug 2021
- Brochure
- MN3025 : Blasting Technology {Theory}
- MN3101 : Underground Metal Mining {Theory}
- MN3202 : Mine Legislation and Safety {Theory}
- MN3272 : Hazard and Rescue Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [1]
MINE SAFETY RESEARCH WITH REFERENCE TO UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK MINES
Bhawesh Prasad TiruwaEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [5]
Production and Safety management
Sudip DasEnrolled: Sep 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Establishment of efficient health hazard management system for jumbo-drill operation in underground hard rock mines
Debashis RoyEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Mine Planning
Krishnendu MondalEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Blast free Mining, plasma blasting
Ajaya ChoudhuryEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Mine Safety , Health, human body vibration, ergonomics
Bikash Chandra ParidaEnrolled: Aug 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Received Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Prize ) form The Institute of Engineers(India) in 2023 for paper titled 'Challenges Faced During the Implementation of Safety Management Plan (SMP) in Indian Underground Hard Rock Mines: A Field-Based Approach' (published in Series D, Volume 103 Issue 1)., 2023
- ."Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Prize" for paper titled ' Underground Coal Pillar Extraction Under Shale Roof and Caved Goaf of Upper Lying Seam in Raniganj Coalfields ' (published in the Series D/Issue 1 Journal of IEI, Volume 102), By The Institute of Engineers(India), 2022
- Best paper award for the paper titled "Development of an alert system for application against incidence of fire hazards, water inrush and strata failure in underground hard rock mine: An experimental trial” presented in 9th International Conference on "Computing, Communication and Sensor Network" organized by Applied Computer Technology, Kolkata, India in Association with international Association of Science, Technology and Management(CCSN 2020, Online Mode,17-18th October,2020)., 2020