India's Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya. May 15, 2014 / in India, Water News / by Keith Schneider. National court orders end to feudal labor conditions, wanton water pollution, and deadly accidents. The …
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Distribution of coal in India. A rat-hole mine involves digging of very small tunnels, usually only 3-4 feet deep, in which workers, more often children, enter and extract coal. Rat-hole mining is broadly of two types – …
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The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in Civil Appeal No. 10611 of 2018 by its Order dated 03.07.2019, upheld the ban on Rat Hole Coal Mining in the state of Meghalaya, where coal mining was permitted under ...
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Study site and Methodology. A study area of about 420 km2 was selected in the core of coal mining belt of the Jaintia Hills district (92°13'52'' to 92°25'16''E and 25°16'7'' to 25°27'28''N) of ...
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(vi) From the aforesaid materials available before the Committee, it is, therefore, evident that the coal mining activities, which includes the extraction of coal and transportation, is going on in the State of Meghalaya, at least in East Jaintia Hills District, where such mining activities are most, despite the ban imposed by the Hon'ble NGT ...
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Shillong: Demanding legalisation of rat-hole mining of coal, Meghalaya's Rajya Sabha MP WR Kharlukhi asked why would people dependent on it suffer because of "policy failure".. Kharlukhi, the state president of the ruling NPP in Meghalaya, said he was aware of the negative impacts of rat-hole mining on the environment but there was a …
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Meghalaya cannot forget April 17th 2014 a day that came as a blow to the State's economy. Meghalaya Government was not expecting the NGT ban on mining. One should look at the NGT ban against the backdrop of degradation of environment which includes, soil, plants, water bodies and air pollution. Mining in Meghalaya follows the …
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The unscientific mining of coal without environmental safeguards in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has adversely affected the water resources of the area, leading to streams with a pH of 3–5. The acidic stream water is not suitable for human use and lacks aquatic life. The prevailing situation demanded immediate neutralization and eco-restoration. …
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Coal Mining is set to resume in the state of Meghalaya after nine years. The commencement of scientific mining will be landmark in the history of Meghalaya, as it ensures minimal environmental impact through sustainable and legally compliant extraction procedure. The National Green Tribunal in April 2014 had imposed a blanket ban on …
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The indiscriminate and unscientific mining, absence of post mining treatment and management of the mined areas are making the …
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In Meghalaya, Coal mining is done through rat hole-mining techniques to exploit shallow reserves with severe environmental impact. Rat hole mining of coal can deteriorate land because of the presence of chemical wastes or physical hazards such as abandoned shafts, boreholes and tunnels. ... The advantages of micronucleus test are …
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Shillong, Sep 24 (PTI) Mining leases for three coal blocks were granted in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills by the Union Coal Ministry in a major boost for the sector in the state after a ban was imposed by the Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014, officials said on Friday. The mining leases were granted in the name of Labour Lyngdoh, a resident ...
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Shillong: Mining leases for three coal blocks were granted in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills by the Union Coal Ministry in a major boost for the sector in the state after a ban was imposed by the Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014, officials said on Friday. The mining leases were granted in the name of Labour Lyngdoh, a resident of Rymbai …
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In Meghalaya, Coal mining is done through rat hole-mining techniques to exploit shallow reserves with severe environmental impact. ... 2001). The advantages of mi-cronucleus test are its simplicity, reliability, and sensitivity. It is widely employed to assess the biological impacts of aquatic pol-lutants (De Flora et al., 1993; Minissi et al ...
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The transport sector has collapsed dramatically. When the NGT pronounced rat hole mining as illegal it had repercussions on all sorts of mining including coal and …
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Rat Hole Mining. It is a primitive and hazardous method of mining for coal, with tunnels that are only 3-4 feet in diameter (hence, rat-hole), leading to pits ranging from 5-100 sq. mt deep. It involves digging of very small tunnels in which workers, more often children, enter and extract coal. Although the coal is of bad quality, people see it ...
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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. In April 2022, the ...
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Unlike elsewhere in the country, coal mining in Meghalaya is a private owned economic activity generating negative externalities for which the perpetrators …
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Unlike elsewhere in the country, coal mining in Meghalaya is a private owned economic activity generating negative externalities for which the perpetrators -coal miners- are not being made to pay or compensate for these costs. This results in coal being produced at an output level much higher than what would have been if the coal miners …
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Coal mining Coal is an important mineral resource of Meghalaya and is mined through a primitive mining method commonly known as rat-hole mining. The coal deposits present on the hill-slopes …
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The coal story in Meghalaya is a horrifying blend of bad governance, poorly crafted laws and a desperately surplus labour Market. The paper will finally explore how mainstream politics, aided by the media has failed to do justice to these desperate miners in the North-eastern Hill state of Meghalaya. See Full PDF.
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Abstract. 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 ...
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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...
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As efforts are under way to reach 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya since December 13, the tragedy puts the spotlight on the dark underbelly of coal mining in the State ...
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New Delhi: The latest tragedy involving the rat-hole mining incident in Meghalaya has once again brought to surface the dark side of the coal business that has been in existence in the sate for years. According to the latest information, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Thursday a plea seeking urgent steps to rescue 15 miners …
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Despite a ban on rat-hole mining of coal in Meghalaya by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014, illegal coal continues to be extracted and moved across borders of Meghalaya. Illegal coal mining has not only been a nemesis to the environment but also a threat to human lives. LCW analysis of news reports shows that nearly 60 people either …
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The mining of minerals in Meghalaya has provided employment opportunity and newer livelihood options to the local people. To some extent, it has also contributed to the industrial and economic development of the state. However, mining, particularly mining of coal and limestone has severely affected the land and soil, water, air, fishery, forest ...
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The stud y was carried out in the coal mining areas of Jaintia Hills which is situated in the eastern part of the state of Meghalaya and lies between 25 o 02' N t o 25 o 45'N latitudes;
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