Unbridled illegal coal mining in Meghalaya despite court ban
In December 2018, in a separate fatal accident amidst illegal coal mining, 15 miners trapped by flooding in an illegal coal mine in Ksan village were rescued in …
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19th Katakey panel report establishes illegal coal mining
19th Katakey panel report establishes illegal coal mining, transportation in East Jaintia Hills. Reporter December 12, 2023. 401 7 minutes read. Shillong, Dec 12: …
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Ban of rat hole mining across Meghalaya, India
Impulse NGO Network addressed human trafficking and child labour in the rat-hole coal mines of the Jaintia Hills district. INGON filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with the NGT which passed a directive on April 17, 2014, banning rat-hole-mining in the state of Meghalaya. ... Illegal coal mining, more than 400 violations of the NGT ban ...
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15 days on, Meghalaya miners stuck in rat-hole coal mine
Shillong: The fate of 15 miners trapped inside an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district is still unknown, but an extensive blame game has started among different authorities and even politicians. Coal India Limited received a formal request from the Meghalaya government on Wednesday asking the coal company …
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Children work in rat-hole coal mines of Meghalaya: NHRC member
A member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday expressed concern that children are being employed in coal mines of Meghalaya, which was banned by the National Green Tribunal four years ago. NHRC member Justice P C Ghosh also urged the authorities to stop illegal coal mining to address its impact on …
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Threat To Life Arising Out Of Coal Mining In South Garo Hills …
As a result, a tragic incident occurred on 13.12.2018 in a coal mine in Ksan Village near Lytein River under Saipung Police Station in East Jaintia Hills District where 15 workers were trapped while working in the mine for which a case under Section 304 (A) and Section 21 of the MMRD Act has been registered against a coal mine owner and a ...
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Why Rat-hole Mining Ban In The Coal Belt Is A Major …
This is one of the many villages in the East Jaintia Hills where the primary source of income is through the illegal method of rat-hole mining—a primitive way of extracting coal by digging deep ...
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Mining affected areas and its impact on livelihoods: …
The water of streams and rivers of all three regions (Jaintia, Khasi and Garo) have been found affected by coal mining. The adverse effects are severe in Jaintia Hills as most of the streams in coal mining …
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Qinghai looks into illegal coal mining
By Yang Wanli | China Daily | Updated: 08:57. A special inspection team was sent by the Qinghai provincial government on Wednesday after an …
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In Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills Where Mine …
Meghalaya has an estimated 5,000 illegal rat-hole mines, mostly in East Jaintia hills. After coal mining was banned in 2014, there was a slowdown in economic activities by 70 per cent....
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In Meghalaya, where it took 15 deaths for the reality of illegal mining
The site is 48 km from where rights and anti-mining activist Agnes Kharshiing was assaulted a month ago for her campaign against illegal mining. East Jaintia Hills has a major share of an ...
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In Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills Where Mine Collapsed, Illegal Coal
The "mining mafia" is quite strong in East Jaintia Hills, he said. On day 19, a joint search and rescue operation involving the Navy, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Coal India Ltd ...
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Five Miners Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine
At least 15 miners were trapped in a coal mine in the Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills on December 13, 2018. While five of them managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 10 had continued ...
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Xinhua Headlines: Illegal mining threatens China …
XINING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Years of exploitative illegal mining near a national nature reserve in northwest China has taken a toll on the alpine grassland and wetland, posing …
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(PDF) 'RAT-HOLE' MINING AND THE 'NGT' BAN: AN
mining of coal in the Jaintia Hills and other parts of the region has been criticized for . ... primarily aimed at re solving the illegal migrant issues and check infiltration in the .
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Over Forty Years of Coal Mining in Meghalaya
Migrant workers often live alone but the situation is worse for those that live with their families. Lamare, Shoban N. 2012, Social Impact of Coal Mining in Jaintia Hills, NESRC While mining is primarily carried out by male members, women carry out various subsidiary functions like over-ground transportation and segregation.
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Why Meghalaya struggles to prevent Illegal coal mining
The 2018 coal mining accident shook the world, when 19 miners who went inside an illegal rat-hole mine in East Jaintia Hills never came out alive (except an exceptionally lucky one from Assam). That's when the government of Meghalaya knocked on the door of the Supreme Court for a revision of the NGT ban in the state for legalising …
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Threat To Life Arising Out Of Coal Mining ... vs State Of …
3.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 3.2.1 To put a stop to the illegal rat-hole mining of the coal being undertaken in the State of Meghalaya in flagrant violation of the mining, environmental and labour safety laws as well as the orders issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the Hon'ble NGT to meet the requirement of the coal for the Cement …
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'Jaintia Hills coal status depends on auctioning'
SHILLONG, Dec 8: Amidst allegations of illegal coal mining and transportation, Cabinet minister and Khliehriat MLA, Kyrmen Shylla said the Jaintia Hills region has a part of the 32 lakh MT of coal that CIL needs to auction off. ... "As per my knowledge, the coal lying in East Jaintia Hills is to be collected by CIL for auctioning, …
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Illegal rat-hole coal mining thrives in East Jaintia Hills …
SHILLONG, Feb 4: The illegal coal mining in East Jaintia Hills is still continuing in many of the areas. Reliable sources told The Shillong Times on Sunday …
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Meghalaya to resume coal mining despite green concerns
Indicating the resumption of mining, Labour Lyngdoh and Dapmain Shylla, two residents of the State's East Jaintia Hills district had on September 24 issued a statement thanking the Prime ...
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Mapping The Human Rights And Environmental Perils Of Illegal Coal
This reckless approach by the coal mining companies landed them in a quagmire when 15 of such miners got trapped Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya which raised ethical ...
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Meghalaya's 'rat-hole' of illegal coal mining, a timeline!
In 2021, after seven years of ban, the Union Coal Ministry granted mining leases for three coal blocks in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills. Recently in 2022, Meghalaya's district magistrate ordered a fresh ban on rat-hole coal mining. In addition to other pertinent laws, the DM's notification stated that violating the order would result in ...
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rat-hole coal mining …
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, 17/04/2014 17/04/2014 National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi has instructed Chief Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya to ensure that illegal rat-hole mining is stopped within the areas of Meghalaya.
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Illegal coal mining in Meghalaya's killer 'rat holes' …
Meghalaya has total coal reserves of 640 million tonnes, most of which is mined unscientifically by individuals and communities. As a result, the water sources of many rivers, especially in the Jaintia Hills …
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Rat-hole mines: Negating human lives and ecology
The NGO's petition against illegal coal mining, estimating the rat-hole mines employed 70,000 child labourers, was one of the two petitions heard by the tribunal ahead of its order. ... Banner image: Rescue-operation personnels entering the illegal coal mine at Ksan in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. Photo provided by EastMojo. Article ...
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Group of Miners Trapped Inside 'Rat Hole' Coal Mine for …
Eyewitnesses said the illegal coal mine was quickly flooded after a sudden dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills District on May 30, NDTV reports.
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Meghalaya mining accident: State may call off already
Shillong: With the detection of the first body inside the 320-feet-deep illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, the families of the 15 workers trapped inside the quarry are prepared for the worst. On Thursday, the Indian Navy's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) detected a body 160 feet away from the main shaft.
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Coal ban has affected Jaiñtia people dearly, denying coal mining …
Shillong: Member of Parliament and National People's Party (NPP) leader, Dr. Wanweiroy Kharlukhi on Friday expressed his deep disappointment with the way the NGT imposed the coal ban in Meghalaya. Kharlukhi, who himself is from Jaintia Hills region, stated that he had witnessed how coal mining had significantly boosted the local …
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EJH district admin taking steps to end illegal mining
SHILLONG, Dec 27: The Meghalaya High Court appointed one-man inquiry committee headed by Justice (retired) BP Katakey has exposed fresh illegal coal mining and transportation in East Jaintia Hills district, but the district administration asserted that several steps have being taken to curb the illegalities. Despite assurances from the state …
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