2018 Meghalaya mining accident - Wikipedia
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma, has called for regulation of mining in the state, admitting that illegal mining happens in the state. Meghalaya Police arrested the owner of the coal mine on 15 December 2018. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government over the issue. After a petition was filed in the Supreme Court of India related to the rescue effort. The Supreme Court …
Coal Mining Has Been Reopened in India’s Meghalaya, but ...
Dec 24, 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 ...
‘Firms gain from illegal coal mining in Meghalaya’ - The Hindu
Jan 10, 2020 · “Illegal rat-hole coal mining in the State of Meghalaya came as a boon to these cement manufacturing plants and thermal power plants as it virtually exempted them from payment of …
Killer coal mines of Meghalaya: Livelihood or death-trap?
Jan 07, 2019 · Rat-hole mining is a form of mining unique to Meghalaya owing to the thin layers of coal prevalent in the state and is considered to be a cheaper alternative to large-scale operations. Also Read For these Assam villagers, working in killer mines is way of life
Indias Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya - Circle of Blue
May 15, 2014 · By the 1980s many more large and deep box mines, and innumerable long tunnels, known as rat holes, formed three distinct coal mining districts — the Jaintia Hills east of Shillong, and the Garo and Khasi Hills west and south of Meghalaya’s capital.
Neither law nor accident stops coal mining in Meghalaya ...
Dec 19, 2019 · More than a year after the flooding of an illegal coal mine killed 15 miners in Meghalaya, the collective failure of all disaster management agencies in India has been almost forgotten. On December 13, 2018, 20 miners were trapped in a mine in Ksan, in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya. Five managed to escape.
Supreme Court Allows Coal Mining in Meghalaya
SHILLONG: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has allowed coal mining operations in Meghalaya, on the privately and community owned land subject to the permissions from the concerned authorities.
The rat-hole coal mines of Meghalaya - YouTube
Jan 18, 2009 · The mines have mushroomed like an unorganised cottage industry. Most land in Meghalaya is privately owned by tribals, who also exploit the coal reserve found in the area.
Coal Mines Auction Begins in Meghalaya - The Sentinel
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’.
Meghalaya coal mine - Latest News on Meghalaya coal mine ...
Meghalaya coal mine Body of one out of 15 miners, trapped in Meghalaya mine for over a month, spotted The body was first spotted by rescue teams, including the Indian Navy and the National Disaster...
Cabinet skips coal mining, transportation issue – The ...
5 hours ago · SHILLONG: The State Cabinet which met in Jaintia Hills on Tuesday for the first time did not discuss about the illegal transportation of coal neither the resumption of coal mining in the state.However, Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma said
Meghalaya government favours coal mining regulations
A coal mine in Meghalaya A file picture 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.
Down the rat hole: what draws men to Meghalaya’s mines ...
Jan 06, 2019 · At the time, Meghalaya’s annual coal production was nearly 6 million tonnes, and it is an open secret that rampant illegal mining is still on. A large chunk of the workers come from here, in Chirang district, a Bengali-speaking Muslim-dominated pocket, where many are entangled in Assam’s citizenship-proving processes like the National Register of Citizens .
Coal mining in Meghalaya « Vedant Batras Blog
May 06, 2013 · Coal mining has a long history in the state of Meghalaya; the first coalmines were opened over 30 years ago. Today, Meghalaya is one of the largest coal producing states in India, and the largest in the north-east region.
Meghalaya Mining Policy imperative – The Shillong Times
Feb 04, 2020 · The resolution wants that following a Presidential notification, provisions of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1957 shall not apply (or shall apply with modifications) to the autonomous region (Scheduled areas) in Meghalaya.
Minerals of Meghalaya: Department of Mining and Geology
Minerals of Meghalaya. The State of Meghalaya is endowed with large deposits of a number of valuable minerals such as coal, limestone, kaolin, clay, granite, glass-sand and uranium. The table below gives information about various mineral resources of the State.
Meghalaya’s rat hole traps - The Hindu
Jan 11, 2019 · Coal-mining has been taking place in Meghalaya since the 1840s, but production accelerated from the 1980s.