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Feb 01, 2019· Coal-mine shafts in the Jaintia Hills are usually 100 to 200 ft deep. This particular one, according to reports, was dug in a secluded area, possibly to avoid detection after the 2014 NGT ban on ...

On December 13, an illegal coal mine in Saipung area of Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district collapsed and got flooded from the adjacent Lytein river which trapped at least 15 workers who are feared dead now. The rescue operations were temporarily halted Monday as the water pumps proved ineffective in bringing down the water level.

Coal mining is said to be a big revenue generator for Meghalaya, where the collapse of an illegal mine this month left 15 people feared dead. Khliehriat (East Jaintia Hills): That the 2014 National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning rat-hole mining in Meghalaya, the predominant way of digging out coal in the state, is being flouted with abandon is an open secret.

Jan 26, 2013· The rat-hole mines of Meghalaya is a barbaric practice which has taken the lives of both the young and the old and in the process polluted rivers, streams and water source of countless villages ...

Jan 07, 2019· 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 ...

Coal mining at sites like Lad Rymbai (East Jaintia Hills district) is also one of the major activities. Coal mined here is mostly exported to Bangladesh and Assam. Most of the coal mining sites are now situated in the East Jaintia Hills district. Divisions Administrative divisions. United Jaintia Hills district was divided into five blocks.

Coal mining activities are a severe threat to these life forms," warns Thabah. "Unscientific mining of coal is a hazard to the existence of these caves and their fragile ecosystems. Already all the rivers in Jaintia Hills are polluted and highly acidic due to mining," adds Kharpran. Rat-hole mining

NDTV found that some freshly cut coal stocks were being loaded onto trucks from a new rat-hole mine in the same district where the rescue operations are going on. Across East Jaintia Hills, cranes ...

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.

COAL MINING AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT IN JAINTIA HILLS

Their kingdom was the oldest one and widely spread over the hilly areas of the Jaintia Hills District. The origin of the Jaintia kingdom is unknown. The capital, Jaintiapur, now ruined, was located on the plains at the foot of the Jaintia Hills. ... Nepali, Bengali and Assamese, etc.. The main occupation in the District is the coal mining ...

Read more about Illegal coal mines in Meghalaya: How miners are exploited, lives threatened on Business Standard. The most recent incident vindicates the stand of activists that illegal coal mining occurs in the East Jaintia Hills. It not only exploits natural resources, but puts lives at risk

May 15, 2014· The number of coal trucks that carry the black ore from the mines of the Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills and Garo Hills on a daily basis should inform us that coal mining is hardly a cottage industry. It is a human activity that threatens to upset the ecological equilibrium of the state and, by association, the entire region.

Jan 07, 2019· Two coal miners were killed after another illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills even as the fate of 15 miners, trapped inside a flooded coal pit, remained uncertain, an official said on Sunday.

Jun 16, 2013· Families of different background come to East Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya looking for work in the rat-hole coal mines run illegally by the indigenous people and without government sanction ...

Dec 30, 2019· SHILLONG: Pictures of suspected coal trucks at Sohshrieh and Kongong in East Jaintia Hills are flooding social media which once again raises questions if the illegal coal mining activities and transportation are still going on. Sohshrieh is the same

Trapped Meghalaya Miners Are the Latest Victims of Years of Labour Exploitation. The incident vindicated the stand of activists that illegal coal mining occurs in the East Jaintia Hills.

Jan 30, 2012· A boy works at a coal depot on April 16, 2011 in Jaintia Hills, India. Some of the labor is forced, and an Indian NGO group, Impulse, estimates that 5,000 privately-owned coal mines in Jaintia ...

7 days ago· Moreover, the All Jaintia Cement and Clinker Transporters Association (AJCCTA) had questioned the government over the Supreme Court order on resumption of coal mining and transportation in the state. The association had also questioned the silence of the 60 MLAs of the state.

Feb 07, 2020· Pressure groups want govt to resume coal mining. MEGHALAYA. ... Dawniwon Chulet as secretary in-charge of East Jaintia Hills district and Kyrshan Dkhar Secretary in charge, West Jaintia Hills District. The meeting has decided to call for a public meeting on February 11 at 7 Mer, West Jaintia Hills District at 11 am. ...

15 Men Still Trapped But Illegal Rat Hole Mining Continues in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, NGT Panel Finds The committee headed by retired high court judge BP Katakey has emphasised that illegal mining is unchecked mostly in the East Jaintia Hills District where workers are still ensnared.

Dec 15, 2018· Shillong: Efforts are on to rescue at least 13 people who got trapped in a "rat hole" coal mine in East Jaintia hills two days ago, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Friday.

Jan 07, 2019· East Jaintia Hills/Shillong, Meghalaya: It's 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 .

Dec 28, 2018· 5) The disaster that struck a coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya's 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.
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