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Rainwater storage and retrieval from backfilled mine pits: An innovative approach
Chachadi, A.G.
Source :Proc. Nat. Seminar. Mining Environment and Water Resources Development. Mining Engineers' Association of India, Belgaum Chapter, 22-23 Mar 2015. 2015; 20-24.
Backfilling o f the mining pits which are exhausted in the ore reserves is a normal practice to reclaim the land. In some areas the invaluable groundwater is trapped unused and in order to retrieve this trapped groundwater while allowing for rain water storage within the reclaimed mine pit an innovative method has been designed and the details are given in this paper.
