GUWAHATI: Seen as a victory of Meghalaya government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an order allowing coal mining operation in the state but subject to compliance with provisions of Mines ...
Published: Sunday 15 February 1998. there has been an alarming increase of air and water pollution due to unscientific coal mining in Meghalaya -- once known for its natural beauty and pollution-free atmosphere. A recent study by the Meghalaya Pollution Control Board ( mpcb) reveals that private coal mining in Jaintial Hill district near ...
The NGT had imposed a ban on rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya in April 2014. In January 2019, the tribunal imposed a Rs 100 crore fine on the state government for failing to curb illegal mining.
An accident at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya killed one person and left another battling for his life. Police said the incident happened in the Shallang area of West Khasi Hills district on ...
The State of Meghalaya shall place before this Tribunal the periodical details (viz. name & full address) of the exporter for each consignment of coal originating from the Meghalaya which was allowed by the Mining and Geology Department in the Government of Meghalaya for export to the Bangladesh from each of the seven LCS in Meghalaya …
A study was conducted to analyse the toxic affect of acid mine drainage (AMD) of coal mines on the histology of kidney and liver of Tor tor collected from Simsang …
Updated on Jun 05, 2021, 17:20 IST -. The Meghalaya government has sought high-capacity pumps from Coal India Limited to draw the water out of a flooded coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, where five miners have been trapped inside since May 30. The miners were trapped inside after a dynamite explosion inside a 500-feet coal mine …
In fact, the Bharatiya Janata Party (), which is now in coalition in the state government, had said in its vision document for the last Assembly elections in Meghalaya that it will "put back on track the coal mining issue in 180 days of forming the government".The National People's Party (NPP) heads the ruling Meghalaya Democratic …
GUWAHATI: With Supreme Court revoking National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining last month, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma said the order goes way beyond coal industry or it goes beyond the mineral rights that we might have. Sangma, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, Tourism Minister Metbah Lyngdoh and MLAs …
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the police are leading the operation. We admit that illegal mining was going on. We will take action. This is not acceptable," Meghalaya Chief Minister …
Labourers have been trapped deep inside a rathole coal mine for more than a month. The state has been caught in a resource curse for decades.
The case was reported to the Mining & Geology Department, Government of Meghalaya in May 2017 and reminded in July 2017 and January 2018; their reply had not been …
The Department of Mining & Geology was created out of its parent Department of Assam Government during the bifurcation of the State of Meghalaya in the year 1972. The Directorate of Mineral Resources (DMR) under the administrative control of the Department of Mining & Geology with its Headquarter at Shillong has 2 (two) Divisional Mining ...
Dec 28, 2018 18:19 (IST) Navy Divers To Join Rescue Effort For Trapped Meghalaya Miners. A group of Indian Navy divers are being flown from Visakhapatnam to join the operation to rescue 15 miners ...
The coal seam in hills of Meghalaya is very thin, less than 2 m in most cases," he said. In the other type of rat-hole mining, called box-cutting, a rectangular opening is made, varying from 10 to 100 sq m, and through that is dug a vertical pit, 100 to 400 feet deep. Once the coal seam is found, rat-hole-sized tunnels are dug horizontally ...
Kiranmay Sarma Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Abstract Coal is the most abundantly available fossible fuel in India and meets a substantial part of …
Shillong: The Supreme Court judgment on July 3, 2019, by Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph, on Meghalaya rat-hole coal mining is an unparalleled indictment of the claim of the tribes of Meghalaya - as represented by the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) - that they have unrestrained rights to exploit their lands, including for mining coal.
India's Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya. May 15, 2014 / in India, Water News / by Keith Schneider. National court orders end to feudal labor conditions, wanton water pollution, and deadly accidents. The Meghalaya box mine is a fiercesome sight. The sides of the mine, cut from limestone and sandstone, typically plunge 60 to 70 …
In this paper we explore the organization of coal mining in the region of Meghalaya in the north-eastern part of India where a specific policy of promoting …
25°23/46//N) coal mining activities are practiced and the area where caves are found in the nearby hills) and Baghmara (S6, (longitude 90°37/9//E and latitude 25012/1//N) coal dumping activities are found at the bank of the river and transportation of coal through boat are found). Figure 1:Map showing flow route of Simsang River along with
Meghalaya is one step away from carrying out scientific mining after the Ministry of Coal approved the geological reports sent by four miners from the state, Chief …
Shillong: A total of 45,000 tons of illegally-mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday. The seizures were made over the last three weeks, they said.
Union Ministry of Coal has provided approval for mining lease to four license applicants that would lead to the commencement of scientific mining ensuring minimal …
(vi) From the aforesaid materials available before the Committee, it is, therefore, evident that the coal mining activities, which includes the extraction of coal and transportation, is going on in the State of Meghalaya, at least in East Jaintia Hills District, where such mining activities are most, despite the ban imposed by the Hon'ble NGT ...
