In 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 ...
Coal extraction in Meghalaya is done by primitive mining method commonly known as 'rat-hole' mining. Mining operation, undoubtedly has brought wealth and employment opportunity in the area, but ...
Aug 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 .
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Oct 31, 2019· On 3 July, the Supreme Court allowed legal coal mining to take place in the north eastern state of Meghalaya. In 2014, the National Green Tribunal, a judicial body dealing with environmental issues, had banned rat-hole mining in the state, terming it "illegal" and "unscientific." This is a ...
IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON VEGETATION: A CASE STUDY IN JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA, INDIA II Abstract Mining causes massive damage to landscape and biological communities. Plant communities get disturbed due to mining activities and following the mining, the habitats become impoverished presenting a very rigorous condition for its growth.
Coal is the most abundantly available fossible fuel in India and meets a substantial part of energy needs of the country. The north-eastern states of India, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and ...
Staff Correspondent. SHILLONG: The Ministry of Coal has started the process of auction of 27 coal mines and allotment of 15 coal mines in Meghalaya to Central PSUs and State PSUs. The government is auctioning 21 coal mines for 'End-Use Non-Regulated Sector' and 6 coking coal mines for 'End Use Iron & Steel'. In case of allotment, 5 coal mines are for the power sector, 9 for sale of ...
The Meghalaya government has maintained in the Supreme Court that it is in favour of regulating coal mining activities in the state. The state government said this in the apex court during a hearing on a petition filed by one Lber Laloo who wanted the ban on coal mining, imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) since April 2014, to be lifted.
Also read: Meghalaya: Conrad attacks ex-CM Mukul Sangma over coal mining ban. Gonsalves said that the National Green Tribunal which had on January asked the Meghalaya government to impose a fine of Rs 100 crore for failing to check illegal mining in the state was a justified step.
Dec 29, 2018· In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to .
An Economic Perspective on Coal Mining in Meghalaya. By UNI On Aug 20, 2014. ... Unlike elsewhere in the country, coal mining in Meghalaya is a private owned economic activity generating negative externalities for which the perpetrators -coal miners- .
New Delhi: The latest tragedy involving the rat-hole mining incident in Meghalaya has once again brought to surface the dark side of the coal business that has been in existence in the sate for years. According to the latest information, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Thursday a plea seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since ...
Dec 20, 2018· Caught Between Coal Mafia and Flooding Dangers, Meghalaya Mine Was Disaster From Day One 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.
Coal 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 ...
The five-year-old fight is finally over and the state government is already gloating about it. A day after the Supreme Court allowed Meghalaya to mine coal, albeit scientifically, Conrad Sangma tweeted, "We as MDA Govt today reiterate our commitment to the people of #Meghalaya.
In the north-eastern state of Meghalaya, where illegal coal mining has been on the rise, many have lost their lives in the life-gambling occupation. The state which is famous for rat-hole mining (a term used in coal mining because of mine's hole like size) has numerous unregulated and unmonitored coal mines.
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East Jaintia Hills/Shillong, Meghalaya: It's an open secret.Despite the imposition of a blanket ban on unscientific methods of coal mining in Meghalaya in 2014, illegal rat-hole mining continues to take place in the state and right under the nose of the government machinery, putting lives at risk every day.
Sep 12, 2019· The Meghalaya Assembly witnessed heated arguments on Wednesday, as the ruling party NPP (National People's Party) and the opposition blamed each other for the delay resumption of coal mining in the state. Congress leader Dr. Mukul Sangma attacked the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government.
Feb 13, 2018· Assembly elections 'Phaltu sarkar': In Meghalaya, the ban on coal mining could cost the Congress heavily Coal miners and traders in the Jaintia Hills are banking on the BJP to end the three ...
Jul 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 Meghalaya - as represented by the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) - that they have unrestrained rights to exploit their lands, including for mining coal.
Department of Mining and Geology, Government of Meghalaya. 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.