Ecological Restoration of Basalt quarry- the case of Timba, Gujarat

Loss of organic rich soil, loss of wild life is the result of mining.Mining causes soil damage & destruction .To regenerate the biodiversity of the mining area it is very important to reclaim the land.Reclamation is the processes of restoring the land.Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed.It is an intentional activity that initiates or accelerates an ecological pathway.There is always a challenge involved when undertaking restoration across large mined areas.Ecological restoration establish self sustaining ecosystem with species composition and function.The processes of natural regeneration demonstrate that Nature can achieve restoration, and develop fully functioning soil.This paper discusses the Timba,Gujrat as a case study for ecological restoration.The papers also mention the processes of ecological restoration carried out, restoration techniques to reestablish the biodiversity.