International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319-1414 7 12 2018 12 22 Microbial technology for revegetation in overburden dumps of coal mined area of Assam, India - a review 56 62 EN Areola A.A. 1 Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Ikporukpo C.O. 2 Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Razafitsalama Falintsoa Fanantenana Asombola 1 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar Ranaivoson Ravo Tokiniaina 2 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar Rajaobelison Joël 3 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar and Mention Physics and Applications, Faculty of Sciences - University of Antananarivo, Madagascar Ramaroson Voahirana Ramaroson 4 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar and Mention Physics and Applications, Faculty of Sciences - University of Antananarivo, Madagascar Fareze Lahimamy Paul 5 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar Rakotomalala Christian Ulrich 6 National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN- Madagascar), P.O 3901Antananarivo-101, Madagascar Renuka R. 1 Department of Soil Science, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala-680653, India Sandeep S. 2 Department of Soil Science, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala-680653, India Sujatha M.P. 3 Department of Soil Science, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Thrissur, Kerala-680653, India Emurotu 1 Microbiology Department, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria Olubunmi Marvelous 2 Homyra Nur-Es-Saba 1 Department of Botany, Kushtia Govt. College, Kushtia, Bangladesh Rahman A.T.M. Mijanur 2 Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Technology, Islamic University, Kushtia-7003, Bangladesh P. Hazarika 1 Rain Forest Research Institute, Sotai, Jorhat-785010, Assam, India Dutta D. 2 Rain Forest Research Institute, Sotai, Jorhat-785010, Assam, India Talukdar N.C. 3 Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, India > Review Paper 2018 8 8 2018 12 22 Activities of open cast coal mining create large area of overburden dump (OBD) in Makum Coalbelt, Assam. These OBDs are highly acidic and low in organic carbon, nutritional status and microbial activity. The natural process of re-establishment of vegetation on the OBDs is very slow. However, research works indicated that application of microbial including arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungi, phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB), lime and organic amendments (FYM) can enhance plant growth on OBDs. Application of natural forest topsoil could stimulate plant growth through improvement of microbial activity in the inert OBDs. Copyright@ International Science Community Association