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The significance of role of biomass of tree species in carbon sequestration has long been recognized. In the present paper, attempts have been made to work out biomass accumulation and carbon sequestration by Pongamia pinnata (Linn) Pierre raised on coal mine overburden of Northern Coal Field Limited, Singrauli (India), adopting non harvest technique. The age of plantation varied from 2 to 18 years. The correlation between basal area vs volume, dbh vs volume and basal area vs total biomass was found to be significant. In terms of vertical and horizontal growth, Pongamia pinnata proved as an efficient species. The net biomass production and carbon sequestration of Pongamia pinnata showed increasing trend with the age of plantations.