The present article describes the possibilities ofthe fast revegetation of coal fly ash (FA) basins through
human interventions i.e., “ecological engineering” for green capping. The field results revealed that the
Saccharum spontaneum L. is a suitable candidate for green capping of coal FAbasins because ofits higher
survivability and abundance growth. The establishment of S. spontaneum L. on the fresh coal FA basins
and significant change in chemical properties, microbial biomass carbon and enzymatic activities
between non-rhizospheric and rhizospheric soil were studied. The analytical results proved that S.
spontaneum L. is a potential green capping candidate of coal FA basins. Besides green capping of coal FA
basins, it provides other hidden benefits such as substrate quality enhancement, aesthetically pleasant
landscape and carbon sequestration. Such model of ecological engineering should be applied as an
efficient tool for the fast green cover development on new coal FA basins.