EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Mine Environment
Areas of Interest
- Mine Safety and Health
- Risk Assessment
- Safety Management
- Disaster Control and Prevention
Charan Kumar Ala
చరణ్ కుమార్ అల
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
alacharan@nitrkl.ac.in
6
PUBLICATIONS13
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS3
DOCTORAL STUDENTSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Charan Kumar Ala
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
Room Number: MI-116
Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2019
Ph.D.
Mining EngineeringNational Institute of Technology, Rourkela
2011
M.E
Information and Network SecurityUniversity of Limerick, Ireland
2008
B.Tech
Mining EngineeringUniversity College of Engineering (KU), Kothagudem
Teaching Experience
- Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 28 Apr 2023 - Present
- Mining Engineering, Godavari Institute of Engineering & Technology (A), 01 Feb 2021 - 21 Apr 2023
- Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, 23 Dec 2019 - 26 Jun 2020
- Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, 15 Jul 2019 - 06 Dec 2019
Scientific Study to determine ultimate pit slope, Bench and Dump slope and Monitoring of Slope stability under Reg.106 of CMR 2017 and as per the Guidelines of DGMS (Tech.) Circular No.3 of 2020 for Neyveli Mines NLC India Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 12 May 2025 - 09 Sep 2025
- Running Consultancy
Scientific study on design of pit and dump slopes at Kuraloi (A) North Coal Mine, Belpahar Narayani Sons India Private Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 24 May 2025 - 24 Jun 2025
- Completed Consultancy
Designing of deep hole blasting within the danger zone under Regulation 196(3) of CMR-2017 at Khairagura Opencast Project, BPA Area of SCCL Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 21 Mar 2025 - 19 Jun 2025
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for Formal Mine Opening Permission at Gondbahera Ujheni U/G Coal Mine, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh M P Natural Resources Pvt Limited
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 24 Mar 2025 - 24 May 2025
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on design of pit and dump slopes for Khandbandh iron ore mines, Unchabali Iron Ore mines, Banspani Iron Ore mines, and Tiring Pahar Iron Ore mines of OMC Ltd. Odisha Mining Corporation Limited
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 20 Oct 2023 - 20 Jan 2025
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study for slope stability analysis at Sree Raja Rajeswari Manganese Mine Barbil Mining & Industrial Pvt Ltd
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 06 Apr 2024 - 06 Jul 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on design of pit and dump slopes for Kotre-Basantpur-Pachmo OCP of Central Coal Fields Ltd. KBP Mining Pvt. Ltd.
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 30 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on Stability Analysis of Bench and Dump slopes in Rajmahal OCP Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 10 Jan 2024 - 10 Mar 2024
- Completed Consultancy
Safety and feasibility study for filling of fly ash in opencast mines of SECL South Eastern Coalfields Limited
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study of suitability of Site Mixed Emulsion Explosives (SME)/ Site Mixed Slurry (SMS) and blast induced ground vibrations within 300m of structures not belongs to owner in our Ramco Budawada Limestone Mine. The Ramco Cements Limited
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 28 Sep 2023 - 28 Dec 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study on design and monitoring of pit and dump slopes for Hura C OCP of Rajmahal Area of ECL Eastern Coalfields Ltd. and Montecarlo Pvt. Ltd.
- Co-Principal Investigator
- 21 Aug 2023 - 21 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study to conduct control blasting within the danger zone i.e. extending blasting operations upto 50m from the structures and road not belonging to the owner at JVR OC, KGM area of SCCL Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 10 Aug 2023 - 11 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific study to investigate the impact of SRP OC blasting on a proposed explosion-proof/isolated stopping, which are situated within 125 m of the blasting area in the no 3 & 3A Inclines, SRP Area Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 10 Jul 2023 - 10 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 6
C. K. Ala and D. P. Tripathy,"Safety data analytics applications in the mining industry", Mining Engineers’ Journal, vol.26, no.3, pp.13-22, Mining Engineers' Association of India, October 2024, View Details Article
C. K. Ala and D. P. Tripathy,"TRAM: A Graphical User Interface for Risk Analysis in the Underground Coal Mines", Disaster Advances, vol.15, no.3, pp.49-61, World Researchers Associations 2022, 10.25303/1503da4961 Article
D. P. Tripathy and C. K. Ala,"Identification of safety hazards in Indian underground coal mines", Journal of Sustainable Mining, vol.17, no.4, pp.175-183, Elsevier 2018, 10.1016/j.jsm.2018.07.005 Article
D. P. Tripathy and C. K. Ala,"Risk Assessment in Underground Coalmines Using Fuzzy Logic in the Presence of Uncertainty", Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, vol.99, pp.157-163, Springer 2018, 10.1007/s40033-018-0154-7 Article
C. K. Ala and D. P. Tripathy,"Qualitative Assessment of Strata Control in an Indian Underground Coal Mine", Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, vol.91, no.1, pp.99-104, Springer 2016, 10.1007/s40033-015-0082-8 Article
- MN2002 : Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources {Theory}
- MN2202 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
- MN2206 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
- MN3025 : Blasting Technology {Theory}
- MN3203 : Underground Hazards and Rescue {Theory}
- MN6254 : Mine Fires and spontaneous heating {Theory}
- MN2701 : Hazard and Rescue Laboratory {Practical}
- MN2706 : Mine ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
- MN3271 : Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
- MN4271 : Environmental Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Assessment of Whole Body Vibration and Prediction of Multi-Skeletal Disorders of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery Operators in Mines
Badavath RameshEnrolled: Jul 2024ContinuingSupervisor
INFLUENCE OF WATER ON STABILITY OF SLOPES IN LIMESTONE MINES
Kallam Sridhar ReddyEnrolled: Nov 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Slope stability in open cast coal mines
Anil Kumar IndlaEnrolled: Nov 2020ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Memberships / Fellowships
- Life Member of Mining Engineers' Association of India, 2023
- Associate Member of The Institute of Engineers (India), 2020