Mininghasasignificantimpactontheeconomic,socialandenvironmentalfabricofadjoiningareas.Althoughminingactivitiesbringabouteconomicdevelopmentinthearea, at the same time the land degradation causes ecologicalandsocio-economicproblems.Miningadverselyaffectstheeco-systemasawhole.Itisimportanttoconductsuitableassessmentstudiestolearnthepotentialadverseimpactofminingonfloraandfauna.Toovercomefromtheproblemsoneshouldhaveknowledgeaboutthevariousactivitiesofenvironmentalconcern.Aswehaveseenearliertimethateveryminemanagerskeepchecklistgivinginformationonenvironmental controls, as envisaged in various mining leaseconditionsoftheGovernmentofIndiaandEnvironmentmanagementplan.Frequentreviewofthisinformationmayenableidentificationofthesite-specificenvironmentalissuesat the mine. Poor environmental performance may acceleratethedemandsformerestringentregulatoryconditions.Therefore,thetaskistomakecontinuouseffortstowardsenvironmentalimprovementbyeachmineauthority.Thepresent paper discusses on various risks involved around coalminesactivitiesinIndia.Italsodealswiththerightsofthepeople to live in clean environment.