Dr. Jajnaseni Rout
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Ravenshaw University
Cuttack, Odisha (India)
Dibya Jyoti Mohanty
Ph.D Research Scholar
Department of Geography
Ravenshaw University
Cuttack, Odisha (India)
Abstract
The improvement from the sector in the form of improved investment are being reached at great environmental, health and social cost to the people recording series of public outcry against the quarrying companies. The numerous impacts produced by these operations are both size and locations dependent. The Khordha region is facing the brunt of extensive stone mining and due to unrestricted mining activities, several hills in the region are now completely broken down and the change in the landscape could also impact the local biodiversity. The main objective of the study is to analyse the landuse/landcover dynamic of the study area due to Stone quarry mining and assessment of air pollution of the study area. The hypothesis of the study are stone crushing dust have negative effect on the community surrounded quarry sites. Firstly, elevation data sourced from the SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) and TanDEM-X datasets, Optical satellite imagery, drawn from Landsat, Sentinel, and Google Earth, provides a comprehensive view of the quarry and its surroundings. Moreover, air pollution data from MODIS and Sentinel 5p satellites add another layer to the study. Lastly, the GLAD (Global Land Analysis and Discovery) dataset offers information on land use and land cover (LULC), crucial for understanding the broader environmental impact of the stone quarry.
Keywords: LULC, SRTM, Google Earth, MODIS, GLAD
