In every coal mining company, STRATA CONTROL CELL shall be established at corporate and area levels within one year as per recommendations of the 10th National Conference of Safety in Mines held at New Delhi 26-27th Nov, 2007.However, till now strata control cell not establish in all the coal mining areas as required. This may be attributed partially due to lack of proper responsiveness among the officials of some coal mining Industries. Strata control cell in coal mines can assist mine managers, for formulation of Systematic Support Rules, monitoring strata control measures in a scientific way to ensure efficacy of support system and, for procurement/supply of quality supporting materials. This issue can be addressed by proper monitoring of strata and taking adequate control measures in time. Geotechnical instrumentation although has been extensively used in the coal mines, still there is no standard procedures for undertaking the investigation as well as type of instrumentation for monitoring of the strata behaviour. Keeping this in views a short term course was held at NIT-Rourkela on “Trends in strata control techniques and instrumentation for enhancing safety in coal mines” during July 28th--31st,2008.The Mining Engineering department of NIT-Rourkela also conducted Workshop/ Training programs in coalfield areas of M/s SCCL, SECL, WCL, MCL etc under the TEQIP sponsored by the World Bank through National Project Implementation Unit during Oct-Dec’08. Strata control technologies have undergone considerable change and it is pertinent that the field engineers must be trained in the state of the art instrumentation for effective implementation of the strata control measures in coal mines.

Applications in prescribed format and the course fee in the form of a cheque/demand draft drawn in favour of “Continuing Education, NIT Rourkela” payable at any bank in Rourkela must reach the coordinator on or before 20th oct, 2009. The selected participants will be informed by 10th, oct, 2009.

Participants are required to make their own arrangements for lodging, boarding and traveling. Accommodation at Guest houses of NIT, Rourkela may be arranged with prior request subject to availability.

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela was founded as Regional Engineering College, Rourkela in 1961. It is a prestigious Institute with a reputation for excellence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, fostering the spirit of national integration among the students, a close interaction with industry and a strong emphasis on research, both basic and applied.

The city of Rourkela is a bustling industrial town, cosmopolitan by nature and is well connected to all parts of the country by road and rail. It is en-route Howrah-Mumbai main line of South-Eastern Railway. Nesting amidst greenery on all sides, NIT campus is approximately 7km from Rourkela railway station. Rourkela is also connected by Air via Ranchi and Kolkata.

DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING