2021-4-27 Coal is an important mineral resource of Meghalaya and is mined through a primitive mining method commonly known as rat-hole mining. The coal deposits present on the hill-slopes and along the riversides are mined by ‘side-cutting'. However, coal
Read More2021-5-5 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 Offices ...
Read More2016-2-6 As of now, Meghalaya has no proper regulatory regime for mining, and mines and minerals are subject to a cluster of central laws, namely The Mines Act, 1952, The Mines and Minerals (Development Regulation) Act, 1957, and The Coal Mines
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Read More2014-7-31 Mining in Meghalaya. Mining in Meghalaya. NATIONAL. By UNI On Jul 31, 2014. Share. By Dr Eladbor Laloo
Read More2014-8-20 Rat-hole mining in Meghalaya generates adverse impact in the form of contamination of water bodies by the acid mine drainage. Roadside dumping and transportation of coal are other sources of air, water and soil pollution which imposes a cost in terms of
Read More2019-12-24 In the uneven terrain of Meghalaya, situated more than 6,400 feet above sea level at its highest point, coal has traditionally been mined by digging pits hundreds of meters deep and then cutting...
Read More2009-1-23 Coal mining in Meghalaya The Jaintia Hills, one of the seven districts of Meghalaya occupies the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3819 Km2 which is 17.03% of the total geographical area of the state. The Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is a major coal producing area with an estimated coal reserve of about 40 million tonnes.
Read More18 行 2020-11-27 Minerals of Meghalaya The State of Meghalaya is endowed with large deposits of
Read More2019-7-16 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.
Read MoreLocal people of Meghalaya and migrants from neighboring states and even from Bangladesh have started mining to survive, putting increased pressure on land and water supplies.
Read More2019-12-24 Under British administration of India’s northeastern frontier, mining was a cottage industry. And even after Meghalaya attained full statehood in 1972, administration of the tiny state came ...
Read More2014-8-20 Rat-hole mining in Meghalaya generates adverse impact in the form of contamination of water bodies by the acid mine drainage. Roadside dumping and transportation of coal are other sources of air, water and soil pollution which imposes a cost in terms of
Read More2019-7-16 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.
Read More2019-8-15 Find Meghalaya Mining Latest News, Videos Pictures on Meghalaya Mining and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Meghalaya Mining.
Read More2009-1-23 Coal mining in Meghalaya The Jaintia Hills, one of the seven districts of Meghalaya occupies the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 3819 Km2 which is 17.03% of the total geographical area of the state. The Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya is a major coal producing area with an estimated coal reserve of about 40 million tonnes.
Read More2021-1-28 UCIL shuts Meghalaya offices, but continues efforts to obtain state permissions for uranium mining in the state: The state-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has said it has been "compelled" to shut down its offices in Meghalaya and terminate the services of all contract workers employed in two of its offices here. The company ...
Read More2019-1-10 The NGT had banned coal mining in the state in 2014. As rescue operations fail to make much headway even after three weeks, dimming hope of the miners’ survival, the committee, headed by retired Gauhati high court judge B.P. Katoki, has found that a blasé state government looked the other way when such illegal mining was rampant in several areas in East Jaintia Hills district.
Read More2014-5-19 Mining community protests The mining community in Meghalaya remains seriously concerned by the order of the tribunal and now the mining halt ordered by the state government. B Swer, president of mining coalition from Jaintia, says it is wrong to say the mining community has been carrying out such activities illegally at their own will.
Read More2021-3-15 Shillong: The Meghalaya government has arrested 95 people and chargesheeted 146 others within this year in cases related to illegal coal mining in the state.The information was shared by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma in the Meghalaya Assembly on Monday, in response to a question raised by legislator Mohendro Rapsang.
Read More2014-8-20 Rat-hole mining in Meghalaya generates adverse impact in the form of contamination of water bodies by the acid mine drainage. Roadside dumping and transportation of coal are other sources of air, water and soil pollution which imposes a cost in terms of
Read More2019-12-24 Under British administration of India’s northeastern frontier, mining was a cottage industry. And even after Meghalaya attained full statehood in 1972, administration of the tiny state came ...
Read More2021-2-4 SHILLONG: Brushing aside claims of the opposition Congress on ‘illegal mining and transportation’ of coal in Meghalaya, chief minister Conrad K
Read More2020-5-2 Meghalaya 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
Read More2019-8-15 Find Meghalaya Mining Latest News, Videos Pictures on Meghalaya Mining and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Explore more on Meghalaya Mining.
Read More2014-8-2 NGT scraps committee under R.P. Marak for non-compliance of order SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal on Friday decided to carry on with the ban on coal mining in Meghalaya while also forming a new committee to decide on the transportation of extracted coal lying in coal quarries and depots after the committee submits its report []
Read More2021-3-17 Coal mining was banned in Meghalaya by the NGT on April 17, 2014. Several committees were set up by the Tribunal to oversee that illegal mining does not take place and also recommend ways to restore the damaged environment in the coal mining areas. In July 2019, the Supreme Court, following an appeal by the State Government, lifted the ban on ...
Read More2021-1-28 UCIL shuts Meghalaya offices, but continues efforts to obtain state permissions for uranium mining in the state: The state-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has said it has been "compelled" to shut down its offices in Meghalaya and terminate the services of all contract workers employed in two of its offices here. The company ...
Read More2007-4-25 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.
Read More2021-2-3 Cement companies in Meghalaya, which were foreseen as the engine of industrial development, turned out to be the biggest threat to the environment, and have destroyed some of the finest natural caves in the Jaintia hills.. Spelunkers (explorers of caves) from across the globe are now worried that if the cement companies continue with the ‘destructive’ limestone mining, Meghalaya may
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