MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631042607 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Rourkela Nit Rourkela on April 02, 2026, for Smart Fire Risk Prediction System For Underground Coal Mines.

Inventors include Chowdhury, Mr. Soudeep; Gorai, Dr. Amit Kumar; Das, Dr. Santos Kumar; and Agarwal, Mr. Priyansh.

The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to smart fire risk prediction system 100 for underground coal mines. The system 100 comprises at least one sensor module 102 configured to continuously monitor environmental parameters in an underground coal mine, a processing unit 103 configured ...