·Due to extensive coal mining large areas of Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya has been turned into degraded land creating unfavourable condition for plant growth
2021 Asian Journal of Water Environment & Pollution The paper appreciates coal mining laws and policies applied by National Green Tribunal to ban traditional artisanal and rat hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya a state in India in an attempt to conserve its environment and biodiversity
·This committee led by retired Justice Brojendra Katakey and appointed by the High Court has uncovered ongoing illicit rat hole coal mining and its unlawful transportation in Meghalaya The mining technique involves small tunnels typically 3 4 feet in diameter where individuals particularly children extract coal
·Some mine owners in Jaintia hills have benefited from extensive coal mining on their lands but a large population is suffering from the adverse consequences of mining pg 55 56 When a harmful effect of an economic activity spills over to a third party people not connected or/and benefitted by this activity it is called as negative
·SHILLONG Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma expressed optimism on Wednesday February 21 stating that the state is poised to commence scientific coal mining from the upcoming financial year During the debate on the governor s address the Meghalaya chief minister revealed that the preparations for initiating scientific mining were well underway
·The booming coal mining industry in Meghalaya post statehood faced challenges with advanced mining technology due to high costs and difficult terrain As a result rat hole mining became a common practice with laborers risking severe health hazards and safety issues for higher wages compared to other professions
·In the tribal dominant state of Meghalaya NE India coal mining is primarily controlled by private ventures or communities and it is the most exploited fossil fuel in the Jaintia Hills In recent decades environmental issues triggered by coal mining activities started to surface through indications such as the rapid loss of forest cover
12 ·Tinsukia Assam Nov 28 PTI At least five workers from Meghalaya were arrested for alleged rat hole coal mining in Tinsukia district of Assam officials said on Thursday "Earlier this year also we arrested four individuals for their involvement in illegal coal mining in Paharpur area In addition to the arrests five excavators used in
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 Read text of this 4 page landmark interim order passed by Justice P Jyothimani and Justice Nambiar in response to the application filed by All
·Forest cover in Meghalaya India was reduced by % due to a three fold increase in customary coal mining in the area from 1975 to 2007 that is still illegally practiced
·Extraction of coal in Meghalaya is mainly done by primitive mining method commonly known as rat hole mining In this method the land is first cleared by cutting and removing the ground
·Forest cover in Meghalaya India was reduced by % due to a three fold increase in customary coal mining in the area from 1975 to 2007 that is still illegally practiced
·TAG GS 3 ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT THE CONTEXT The environmental implications of transitioning from traditional rat hole mining to open cast mining of coal in Meghalaya EXPLANATION The shift is prompted by the National Green Tribunal s ban on rat hole mining in 2014 leading the authorities to consider open cast progressive scientific
·Extensive coal mining activity in the buffer zone of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve NBR in Meghalaya India has led to habitat degradation and a landscape dotted with mine spoils
·Jaintia coal of Meghalaya northeast India In a study on Coal mining activities have well documented adverse effects on both the environment and human health Acid mine drainage a pivotal
·Shillong Meghalaya High Court has ordered the immediate transfer of East Jaintia Hills SP Jagpal Dhanoa for his failure to curb illegal coal mining and transportation activities in the district despite being posted since 2021 officials said on Wednesday Acting Chief Justice HS Thangkhiew and Justice W Diengdoh said an interim report submitted by former
·GUWAHATI Unauthorised transportation of illegally mined coal is continuing in Meghalaya an interim report submitted by a special panel to the High Court of Meghalaya said
·Coal mining has been most extensively practiced in all the districts of Meghalaya northeast India Das Gupta 1999 as a result of this the original lush green landscape have been converted to
·Meghalaya has emerged as an important coal producer of the country The production of coal is spread over in Jaintia Hills Garo Hills East Khasi Hills and West Khasi Hills areas The entire production is of ungraded coal mined from the large number of small scale mines operated mostly by the local tribal in unorganised private sector
The estimated coal resources in Meghalaya as per Coal Inventory of India published by Geology Survey of India GSI as on is MT In Hill Districts of State of Meghalaya for carrying coal mining operations in privately owned/community owned land it is not the State Government which shall grant the mining lease under
·The Centre has given clearance to four applicants to start scientific mining of coal in Meghalaya and the final step left for resumption of mining is the environment clearance as per the Environment Impact Assessment notification of 2006 which is likely to take 4 5 months
The coal is one of the extensively utilized minerals in Meghalaya Though coal deposit in the state is found all along the southern fringe of Shillong plateau Jaintial Hills District is a major producer of coal Coal extraction is done by primitive mining method commonly known as rat hole mining Most of the mining activities are small scale ventures controlled by individuals who own
·Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya is endowed with rich reserves of mineral resources The process of coal extraction in artisanal and small scale mining of the region is primitive unscientific haphazard unchecked absence of safety gear and illegal Digging of coal in these areas has been carried out manually in the small deposits with no mechanisation The
·Coal mining is one of the major industries that contribute to the economy/economic development of a country; The Meghalaya coal was also found to be low in ash to % low moisture % and high sulphur 3 5% Swer and Singh 2003 which is comparable to Ledo and Tirap coal The CHNS analysis data for coal samples
