Illegal coal mining in jaintia hills Illegal mining in East Jaintia Hills district To get first hand information the Katoki panel visited coal mine areas in and around Deinchynrum village Rymbai village Sutnga village and Latyrke area of East Jaintia Hills district in November and came across many fresh coal dumps on the roadside
Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation A Case Study in2008 11 13 IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON VEGETATION A CASE STUDY IN JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT OF mplHALA
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Dec 23 2018 Illegal coal mining in Meghalayas killer rat holes continues amid state govt indifference to rampant violations Even 10 days on around 15 miners are still trapped in a flooded rat hole coal mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills districts Kyrmenlang Uriah December 23 2018 102438 IST Shillong Coal miners in Meghalaya go down whats literally a rat hole
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Jun 10 2020 Rescue operations at the illegal coal mine at Ksan East Jaintia Hills In December 2018 at least 16 miners were submerged alive in the East Jaintia Hills the most notorious coal district in the state This happened while the Supreme Court was considering petitions to set aside the coal ban and the tragedy made national headlines
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A wildlife and environment protection group in Meghalayas Jaintia Hills districts has urged the State Government to initiate criminal proceedings against officials allegedly allowing illegal coal mining despite a ban imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal NGT
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Dec 31 2018 Guwahati The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rat hole mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 has sharpened focus on illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban clamped by the National Green Tribunal NGT in 2014 which is said to have contributed to the Congress defeat in the recent assembly election
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Coal Mining Has Been Reopened in Indias Meghalaya but 24 12 2019 A crane lifts miners out of the shaft of a coal mine as workers break for lunch near the village of Latyrke near Lad Rymbai in the district of East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya India on April 13
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The Assembly session is set to witness a heated debate between the treasury and opposition bench over the alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state Earlier on Thursday the
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Social activist Agnes Kharshiing and Amita Sangma were attacked by a group of 40 people led by a coal mafia in the East Jaintia Hills district after they complained to the local police about illegal mining and transportation of coal police said The list also names an MP four ministers in the present Government and seven non NPP legislators
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The question is now reverberating as 13 coal miners are reported feared dead in a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills on Thursday morning The NGTs ban four years ago seems to have had little effect Two incidents 13 miners getting trapped inside a coal pit and attack on social activists who has been vocal against illegal mining Agnes Kharshiing have proved that
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Jan 11 2019 Illegal coal mining continues in Assams Ledo Margherita with support from police officials local politicians Coal is also extracted through rat holes similar to the practice adopted at the mines in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya Of late excavators have also been spotted around the mines believed to have been deployed by the mafia for
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Sep 23 2020 Shillong Social Activist and CSWO president Agnes Kharshiing alleged that despite being informed about the tip for illegal coal mining in the district of East Jaintia Hills Meghalaya Police have miserably failed in curbing the issue Kharshiing has been constantly stressing over the alleged illegal coal mining in the district of East Jaintia Hills for the past couple of years
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Meghalaya babus allowing illegal coal mining Wildlife group Shillong A wildlife and environment protection group in Meghalaya s Jaintia Hills districts has urged the state government to initiate criminal proceedings against officials allegedly allowing illegal coal mining despite a ban imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal The group also demanded auditing be conducted on all cement factories in
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Nov 08 2018 The illegal coal mining mafias had attacked the women and left them in the jungle It is the second attack incident in Jaintia Hills district as illegal coal mining mafias attacked social activists In March this year Poipynhum Majaw president of Jaintia Youth Federation JYF and RTI activist was found murdered at Khliehriat
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Nov 08 2018 Guwahati Meghalaya rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and her associate Anita Sangma were severely injured after a group of people linked to the illegal coal mining mafia active in the region attacked them in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday The illegal coal mining gang attacked Meghalayas social activist and president of the Civil Society Womens Organisation CSWO
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Shillong A wildlife and environment protection group in Meghalayas Jaintia Hills districts has urged the state government to initiate criminal proceedings against officials allegedly allowing illegal coal mining despite a ban imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal The group also demanded auditing be conducted on all cement factories in East Jaintia Hills District to find out the
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Nov 09 2020 Nongrum pointed out that the Jaintia Trucks Association has also come out in the open claiming instances of illegal transportation of coal but they are helpless They have their coal and also supply illegally but at a huge cost and without the government getting any revenue
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Jan 12 2019 In the Jaintia Hills Meghalayas coal country where 15 workers have been trapped in an illegal mine since December 13 sports utility vehicles usually shiny and black are the conveyance of
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Jan 14 2019 On December 13 15 miners got trapped when an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills districts was flooded Citizens Report to SC Urges Halt on Coal Mining in Meghalaya india
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Jan 06 2019 The report not only mentioned that the coal mining lobby has been thriving but the Meghalaya government was also aware of illegal coal mining in East Jaintia Hills While I
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Meghalaya has an estimated coal reserve of close to 600 million tones concentrated in the Jaintia and Garo hills In 2014 the National Green Tribunal clamped a ban on rat hole mining following a
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Dec 28 2018 Topic Disaster and disaster management 5 The disaster that struck a coal mine at Ksan in Meghalayas Jaintia Hills district on December 13 trapping at least 13 workers is a shocking reminder that a fast growing economy such as India continues to allow Dickensian mining practices Discuss 250 words The hindu Why this question This article discusses Continue reading 5 The disaster
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Navy divers and NDRF members during rescue operations to help trapped miners at an illegal coal mine in Ksan village in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district on December 30 2018
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Jan 07 2019 000 000 1425 Live East Jaintia HillsShillong Meghalaya Its 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 Sadly it takes a tragedy or two such as the 15 miners
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Dec 19 2018 The search operation launched to trace at least 14 labourers trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district resumed on Wednesday December 19 after it took a hit due to strong winds and heavy rains police said
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