Mysore/Mysuru: A team of scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) yesterday visited the stone and granite mining areas in Mandya District to study the impact of mining activities on the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. The team studied the vibrations caused due to blasting activities of nearby quarries.
The CSIR-CIMFR Office is located at Dhanbad in Jharkhand and routinely takes up multi-disciplinary research on mechanisation and automation of mining activities with the state-of-the-art technologies in mining industry. The team comprised Dr. C. Sawmliana, Senior Principal Scientist and Rakesh Kumar Singh, Senior Technical Officer. The team arrived in Mandya on Tuesday evening and stayed at stayed at the KRS Guest House.
