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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. The present...
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Time to legalise coal mining. EDITORIAL. By Editor On Sep 8, 2022. editorial. Meghalaya's Home Minister in an interview with this newspaper stated upfront that coal mining is a traditional activity which provides livelihoods to many in the State. He also wriggled out of the question of how coal can be transported without being detected by ...
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Meghalaya has a total coal reserve of 640 million tonnes. The coal is high in sulphur content and is mostly of sub-bituminous type. Most of this coal reserve is mined unscientifically by...
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5 days agoThe incessant landslides across Meghalaya in the past few months are warning signs that unscientific mining could result in flooding and caving of mines which could bury people alive. Meghalaya has been reporting that there is no mining since 2014 to the Union Ministry of Mines.
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India Business News: Shillong, May 3 () Meghalaya government today said that coal mining could be legally carried out by Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (MMD
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As indicated in the report, nearly 6.3 million tonnes of extracted coal valued at Rs 3078 crores is lying out in the open in Meghalaya. The royalty payable to the state in reference to the...
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Impulse, a local NGO fighting child labour in Meghalaya state, estimates there are around 70,000 children like Pemba who work in the mines, either digging for coal or loading thousands of trucks ...
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Feb 2, 2021SHILLONG, Feb 1: The Meghalaya government has directed the Mining and Geology department to start the auctioning process of the 2 lakh metric tonnes of coal. "I am sure we will be able to start the auction process within a few weeks' time," Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters here on Monday.
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Jul 9, 2021With the release of this instalment, a total amount of Rs. 39,484.00 crore has been released to eligible States as PDRD Grant in the current financial year. As per the state-wise details of the...
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The proposal, sent to the Union Coal Ministry by the Commissioner and Secretary of the Mining and Geology Department of Meghalaya through a communication dated July 18, 2018, is learnt to be "under examination" by the Ministry.
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Mar 17, 2021MEGHALAYA By By Our Reporter On Mar 17, 2021 Workers unload freshly mined coal at Moolang village in East Jaintia Hills on Wednesday. Earlier on May 13, police seized 22 trucks carrying coal illegally, a delayed report said here. The coal-laden trucks were parked at Ratacherra and Malidor in East Jaintia Hills District.
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Prima facie, the acidification of the reservoir water is caused due to unscientific coal mining in the catchment area as revealed by study through GSI, NER, Shillong. The increased wear and tear on the underwater metal parts of the Plant due to corrosive action of the acidic water has led to the increase in the number of breakdowns."
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It may be mentioned that five years ago, on April 17, 2014, the National Green Tribunal NGT), had banned coal mining in Meghalaya after the Assam-based All Dimasa Student's Union and Dima Hasao district committee filed a petition, stating the acidic discharge from unscientific coal mines of Meghalaya was polluting the Kopili river downstream.
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The State of Meghalaya has been created to follow the customary rights and practices of coal mining in the Tribal areas of Meghalaya. In this regard letter of Central Government dated 02.07.1987 has also been relied. The draft guidelines for coal mining activities in the State has also been framed in the year 2015.
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There have been a series of accidents in the coal mines of Meghalaya. In December 2018, at least 17 labourers were killed when a coal mine got flooded. ...
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... personally observed disturbances of n. khasiana in the nokrek biosphere reserve and other parts of the meghalaya state are mainly of the following types: extensive and unscientific coal mining...
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Jan 1, 2022In most aspects this year was akin to 2020. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the country and Meghalaya too suffered the worst consequences. The year began with the state having already recorded a death toll of 140. On December 31, 2021 the toll stands at 1484.
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Aug 21, 2022The National Green Tribunal had in 2014 banned unscientific coal mining and transportation of coal in Meghalaya for the safety of miners and environmental protection. The Supreme Court had in July 2019 lifted the ban. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed the assembly in March that scientific coal mining in the state is expected to start this ...
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in recent years, unscientific coal mining in the meghalaya region has further aggravated the problem and due to this, more than 100 km stretch (from baghmara to william nagar) of the simsung river...
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The Simsang River is the longest river of the Garohills, Meghalaya. The river flows between the altitudes of 1,412 and 350 m MSL before entering into the plains of Bangladesh [].The ecology of the river has been threatened by large scale environmental degradation due to extensive deforestation and unscientific coal mining in the area.
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Supreme Court Allows Coal Mining in Meghalaya Sentinelassam. Jul 04, 2019 It may be mentioned that five years ago, on April 17, 2014, the National Green Tribunal NGT), had banned coal mining in Meghalaya after the Assam-based All Dimasa Student's Union and Dima Hasao district committee filed a petition, stating the acidic discharge from . Read More
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Sarma and Barik (2011) study has revealed that unscientific coal mining activity in the Buffer Zone of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve (NBR) in Meghalaya, India, has been responsible for the...
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After coal comes out of the ground, it typically goes on a conveyor belt to a preparation plant that is located at the mining site. The plant cleans and processes coal to remove dirt, rock, ash, sulfur, increasing the heating value of the coal. During this coal processing, the used industrial equipment can be called coal processing equipments.
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The incessant landslides across Meghalaya in the past few months are warning signs that unscientific mining could result in flooding and caving of mines which could bury people alive. Meghalaya has been reporting that there is no mining since 2014 to the Union Ministry of Mines.
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The National Green Tribunal had imposed a blanket ban on unscientific coal mining in the state since April, 2014 affecting its economy and livelihood of a large number of people.
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27 July 2013. Dimapur. 3. Meghalaya to overhaul mining policy. ShIlloNg, July 26 (IANS): Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said that his government has proposed to overhaul the ...
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Aug 4, 2021(ST) KHLIEHRIAT, Aug 3: 'Hell on Earth' is what the public of East Jaintia Hills termed the existing environmental conditions prevailing in the district after decades of unscientific coal mining and now mushrooming of illegal coke factories that has led to the destruction of the three vital components for survival - land, water and air.
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Coal in India has been mined since 1774, and India is the second largest producer and consumer of coal after China, mining 777.31 million metric tons (856.84 million short tons) in FY 2022.Around 30% of coal is imported. Due to high demand and poor average quality, India imports coking coal to meet the requirements of its steel plants. Dhanbad, the largest coal producing city, has been called ...
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Magnetite ore (Fe3O4) is a ferromagnetic mineral commonly used in magnetic separation coal washing processes. Coal washing using magnetite is used to remove contamination from run-of-mine (ROM) coal, which usually contains rocks, middlings, used consumables and other contamination introduced by the mining process.
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Aug 28, 2022According to a senior police officer, one person died and another was critically injured after becoming stuck in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills area. "It is unclear how the two miners, who purportedly entered the mine in Goreng village on Thursday night, became stuck within," said police superintendent H.G. Lyngdoh. "They.
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Ban in unscientific coal extraction, has opened up a whole new dimension for curcumin cultivation. ... The National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and transportation of coal in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills region has resulted in many of those engaged in the activity switching to turmeric farming for their livelihood. ...
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Mar 16, 2022Shillong, Mar 16 (PTI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday informed the Assembly that scientific coal mining in the state is expected to start this year. The chief minister's assertions came eight years after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned unscientific coal mining and transportation in this North-eastern state. Replying to a query [.]
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Jul 14, 2022during the last 140 years, the kopili fault has experienced 2 earthquakes of magnitude greater than 7 in r.s., three of magnitude 6 to 7 in r.s. and several of magnitude 4.5 to 6 in r.s. [6] the study concludes that the north east region, more specially the kopili fault area is a geologically unstable region, surrounded by faults and lineaments .
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the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board in its report in September, 1997 had noted that unplanned and unscientific coal mining activities were taking place. This had achieved dangerous dimensions in the last two decades creating ecological disturbance and adverse environmental impacts.
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The north-eastern states of India, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland are endowed with substantial deposits of coal. The estimated coal deposits of 560 million tonnes in Meghalaya ...
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