Guwahati Assam On 30 April 25 labourers reached Nagaon at 3 am. For two days they had walked a little less than 134 kilometers from 3 Kilo a coal mining town in Assam s Dima Hasao district bordering the East Jaintia hills in Meghalaya. Located near the Kupli Dam 3 Kilo is the popular loading point near the Assam-Meghalaya border where trucks are loaded with coal mined from the thousand
Read MoreJul 20 2019 · The coal mine in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills where 14 workers are trapped since a week has put the spotlight on rampant illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban by National Green Tribunal in 2014. Pranjal Baruah December 20 2018 3 48 pm explore India .
Read MoreMeghalaya allows coal mining for domestic purpose barred export. Amidst two-week extension of the nationwide lockdown the Meghalaya government has decided to allow mining activities to resume from May 4 for domestic purpose and barred the export outside the country officials said on Saturday.
Read MoreDec 26 2018 · Attempts to rescue at least 15 miners trapped since December 13 in a flooded "rat-hole" mine in Meghalaya have been stopped because of the lack of
Read MoreGuwahati Assam On 30 April 25 labourers reached Nagaon at 3 am. For two days they had walked a little less than 134 kilometers from 3 Kilo a coal mining town in Assam s Dima Hasao district bordering the East Jaintia hills in Meghalaya. Located near the Kupli Dam 3 Kilo is the popular loading point near the Assam-Meghalaya border where trucks are loaded with coal mined from the thousand
Read MoreFeb 08 2020 · Meghalaya s Directorate of Mineral Resources would be conducting an orientation and sensitisation programme for all coal mine owners in East Jaintia Hills
Read MoreTrapped Meghalaya Miners Are the Latest Victims of Years of Labour Exploitation. The incident vindicated the stand of activists that illegal coal mining occurs in the East Jaintia Hills.
Read MoreDec 26 2018 · Fifteen miners are trapped in an illegal "rat-hole" mine in Meghalaya and their families have given up hope that they ll be rescued alive. The unscientific mining of coal using small horizontal holes along the coal seams has been banned by the National Green Tribunal since 2014.
Read MoreNew Delhi Rescue teams are trying to trace 15 workers trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya for 18 days. Over the years indiscriminate mining of coal especially in the state has taken a toll
Read MoreList of Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) to prepare Mining Plan under Rule 22© of MC Rule 1960 (1.31 ) Comprehensive Plan for handing over of 32 56 715 MT of extracted coal to CIL for auction prepared jointly by the Mining and Geology Department in Govt. of Meghalaya and CIL Limited (7.6 )
Read MoreNEW DELHI The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will finally pronounce its orders today on transportation of the extracted coal as well as reopening of coal mining in the state of Meghalaya after three days of hearing and deliberation on the matter. "The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has heard all parties on the ban and after three days will provide its set of new orders to be carried out
Read MoreAug 15 2019 · The Meghalaya government on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the 15 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine
Read MoreCoal mining threatens Meghalaya caves. Even before the caves in Meghalaya can reveal clues to climate change rampant mining is destroying their wealth. AMARJYOTI BORAH goes deep into the issue Meghalaya carries a bewitching world in its belly.
Read MoreList of Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) to prepare Mining Plan under Rule 22© of MC Rule 1960 (1.31 ) Comprehensive Plan for handing over of 32 56 715 MT of extracted coal to CIL for auction prepared jointly by the Mining and Geology Department in Govt. of Meghalaya and CIL Limited (7.6 )
Read MoreAug 15 2019 · SHILLONG Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday hailed as "people s victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the NGT ban on coal mining
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted coal to Coal
Read MoreJul 16 2019 · 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 Meghalayaas represented by the Autonomous District Councils (ADC)that they have unrestrained rights to exploit their lands including for mining coal.
Read MoreA senior advocate of the Supreme Court named Colin Gonsalves on Friday argued before the apex court that all illegally mined coal in Meghalaya should be handed over to Coal India Limited at its depot in Guwahati.. During a hearing on a petition to lift the ban on coal mining in Meghalaya Gonsalves referred to the Kropha Committee report on the availability of coal in the state after the coal
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine imposed on it by the NGT for failing to curb illegal coal mining with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted coal to Coal India Limited (CIL) which will auction it and deposit
Read MoreCoal mining was a key poll issue for the opposition which used it to turn the table on Congress. The BJP which is also a coalition partner of the Meghalaya Government led by Conrad Sangma also promised it would solve the problem of illegal mining within 180 days. According to the report submitted to the Supreme Court though the Meghalaya CM
Read MoreOn December 13 an illegal coal mine in Saipung area of Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills district collapsed and got flooded from the adjacent Lytein river which trapped at least 15 workers who are feared dead now. The rescue operations were temporarily halted Monday as the water pumps proved ineffective in bringing down the water level.
Read MoreAug 15 2019 · SHILLONG Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday hailed as "people s victory" the Supreme Court directive to lift the NGT ban on coal mining
Read MoreCoal mining was a key poll issue for the opposition which used it to turn the table on Congress. The BJP which is also a coalition partner of the Meghalaya Government led by Conrad Sangma also promised it would solve the problem of illegal mining within 180 days. According to the report submitted to the Supreme Court though the Meghalaya CM
Read MoreJul 24 2019 · A Correspondent. SHILLONG The Meghalaya government on Tuesday has sought time from the NGT Committee on coal mining to make a policy decision on issues of auctioning and transportation of coal as per the direction of the Supreme Court. During the NGT panel meet which was held in the city the government asked the Justice (retired) BP Katakey led-committee to give a
Read Moremeghalaya coal mining effect educationcare. Cure for coal mining contaminated water bodies The Shillong Times Jul 2 2014 Cure for coal mining contaminated water bodies The unscientific and unplanned practice of rat hole mining in Meghalaya is an age-old mining operations could be understood from the long term ecological after-effects More details » Get Priceget price
Read MoreFour miners die of suffocation in Megahalaya coal mine. Four miners have died of suffocation inside hazardous rat-hole coal pits in a remote mining area near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya s South West Khasi Hills district and another was crushed in a quarry officials said on Saturday. Oct 12 2013 13 35 PM IST
Read MoreTrapped Meghalaya Miners Are the Latest Victims of Years of Labour Exploitation. The incident vindicated the stand of activists that illegal coal mining occurs in the East Jaintia Hills.
Read MoreCoal piled up along the road leading to the mine. (Express photo by Abhishek Saha) Travelling to reach the flooded coal mine on a remote hillock in Meghalaya s East Jaintia Hills district where at least 15 workers are trapped for 15 days now and feared dead you need to take a left from the main road near the police station at district headquarters Khliehriat.
Read MoreKolkata Meghalaya where coal mining started in 1894 conducted an orientation and sensitisation programme (OSP) for mine owners in the last week of February. This followed the Supreme Court s order dated July 3 2019 to facilitate systematic safe scientific and planned utilisation of Meghalaya
Read MoreList of Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) to prepare Mining Plan under Rule 22© of MC Rule 1960 (1.31 ) Comprehensive Plan for handing over of 32 56 715 MT of extracted coal to CIL for auction prepared jointly by the Mining and Geology Department in Govt. of Meghalaya and CIL Limited (7.6 )
Read MoreIn 2014 when mining was banned in Meghalaya coal production stood at about 6 million tonnes annually. For the stipulated 9 metric tonnes of coal transported by every truck the state was earning
Read MoreJan 07 2019 · On April 17 2014 the National Green Tribunal imposed a blanket ban on unscientific methods of coal mining particularly rat-hole mining in Meghalaya. Rat-hole mining is a form of mining unique to Meghalaya owing to the thin layers of coal prevalent in the state and is considered to be a cheaper alternative to large-scale operations.
Read MoreNoting that such activity has created an "alarming situation" in Meghalaya the bench chaired by Justice P Jyothimani on April 17 this year directed the chief secretary of Meghalaya and the state director general of police to ensure that rat-hole mining/illegal mining and illegal transport of the illegally mined coal is stopped forthwith
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