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Technical Report from the year 2014 in the subject Biology - Geobiology, grade: 10.0, University of Burdwan (PG Department of Conservation Biology, Durgapur Government College), course: Conservation Biology, language: English, abstract: The primary goal of this study was to prepare an inventory of Pit lakes in Raniganj Coal Field (RCF), West Bengal, India along with status of water quality in these pit lakes for promoting sustainable utilisation of the Pitlake resources for socioeconomic development of the local stake holders in due course of time. A comprehensive water quality and biological monitoring programme is strongly recommended for these pit lakes in order to be able to predict and manage risks and best utilise the opportunities provided by the pit lakes for the RCF region economy.