The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 15 continued till 2 March 2019.The miners were trapped inside the coal mine
Jan 26, 2021 The Meghalaya government has been facing flak from the Opposition Congress and ally BJP for failing to stop illegal mining and transportation of coal.
May 15, 2014 Coal Mining Claims Another Region. Like the incredible ecological ruin that is occurring in many of the world’s other fossil energy development regions — West Virginia’s mountaintop removal strip mines, the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, and Nigeria’s polluted coastal oil drilling region — coal mines are laying waste to Meghalaya.
Jan 23, 2021 At least six workers were killed in a mishap at a coal mining area at Sorkari near Dienshlalu village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on January 21, police said on January 22. Meghalaya government has directed deputy commissioner of East Jaintia Hills
Dec 24, 2019 Coal miners in the mineral-rich northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya have something to celebrate. Over the summer, the Supreme Court of India passed an order to reopen mining
Shillong: Following the death of six miners near Dienshalu village in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya chief minister
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Jan 22, 2021 6 coal mine workers from Assam killed inside Meghalaya mine PM Modi greets people on statehood days of Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya Abu Dhabi T10 preview: Franchises, Icon Players and team combinations
Aug 15, 2019 The Meghalaya government on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the 15 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine
May 02, 2020 Meghalaya allows coal mining for domestic purpose, barred export. Amidst two-week extension of the nationwide lockdown, the Meghalaya government has decided to allow mining activities to resume from May 4 for domestic purpose and barred the export outside the
Jan 26, 2021 The Meghalaya government has been facing flak from the Opposition Congress and ally BJP for failing to stop illegal mining and transportation of coal.
The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 15 continued till 2 March 2019.The miners were trapped inside the coal mine at a depth of around 370 feet (112 meters) in Jaintia Hills district.
Shillong: Following the death of six miners near Dienshalu village in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma informed that the police have picked up 17 people for interrogation. “There are laws put in place for anybody who does illegal mining, and the Mine and Minerals Development and Regulation Act (MMDR) Act is strong, and there is a five-year imprisonment in
Aug 15, 2019 The Meghalaya government on Saturday announced an interim relief of Rs 1 lakh each to the families of the 15 miners trapped in an illegal rat-hole coal mine
Dec 06, 2020 Rat-hole coal mining had sucked the life out of Moolamylliang less than a decade ago. The village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has now risen like
Jan 22, 2021 6 coal mine workers from Assam killed inside Meghalaya mine PM Modi greets people on statehood days of Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya Abu Dhabi T10 preview: Franchises, Icon Players and team combinations
Meghalaya allows coal mining for domestic purpose, barred export. Amidst two-week extension of the nationwide lockdown, the Meghalaya government has decided to allow mining activities to resume from May 4 for domestic purpose and barred the export outside the country, officials said on Saturday.
India's Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya Circle of Blue. The court also directed the Central Government's Pollution Control Board, one of India's principal environmental regulators, to work with the Meghalaya Pollution Control Board to inspect the coal mines "and submit a comprehensive report with regard to carrying on mining activity in various places of state of Meghalaya particularly
Jan 19, 2019 Ironically, an RTI response from Meghalaya's Directorate of Mineral Resources (DMR) on February 5, 2009, reveals that the state's coal mines had not been exempted from the purview of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, as amended in 1976, and a mining lease was mandatory.
Jan 04, 2019 Meghalaya mine tragedy: Indian Navy personnel come out of a coal mine during a rescue operation in Ksan, in Meghalaya. (Source: REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika) The state government estimates that its coal reserves add up to 576.48 million metric tonnes. And former miners say profit depends on quality and the amount extracted.
Meghalaya A joint team of Executive Magistrates and Police of East Jaintia Hills District conducted several raids in suspected illegal coal mining areas under Umpleng and Sakhain village
Shillong: Amid demands from alliance partner BJP for action over the illegal coal mine accident, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday rubbished suggestions of a rift in the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA). Reacting to BJP state president Ernest Mawrie's demands that Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui step down for failing to carry out his responsibilities,
Jan 22, 2021 Activists in Meghalaya, who have been campaigning against mining said deaths of the six persons again proved that illegal coal mining was still underway even as the state government denied the same.
Jan 22, 2021 Six workers in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district were killed in a crane accident while working at an abandoned coal mine site on Thursday, 21 January.
Jan 26, 2021 The Meghalaya government has been facing flak from the Opposition Congress and ally BJP for failing to stop illegal mining and transportation of coal.
The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 15 continued till 2 March 2019.The miners were trapped inside the coal mine at a depth of around 370 feet (112 meters) in Jaintia Hills district.
Meghalaya allows coal mining for domestic purpose, barred export. Amidst two-week extension of the nationwide lockdown, the Meghalaya government has decided to allow mining activities to resume from May 4 for domestic purpose and barred the export outside the country, officials said on Saturday.
Jan 22, 2021 6 coal mine workers from Assam killed inside Meghalaya mine PM Modi greets people on statehood days of Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya Abu Dhabi T10 preview: Franchises, Icon Players and team combinations
India's Treacherous Coal Mines in Meghalaya Circle of Blue. The court also directed the Central Government's Pollution Control Board, one of India's principal environmental regulators, to work with the Meghalaya Pollution Control Board to inspect the coal mines "and submit a comprehensive report with regard to carrying on mining activity in various places of state of Meghalaya particularly
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
Jan 19, 2019 Ironically, an RTI response from Meghalaya's Directorate of Mineral Resources (DMR) on February 5, 2009, reveals that the state's coal mines had not been exempted from the purview of the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, as amended in 1976, and a mining lease was mandatory.
Jan 04, 2019 Meghalaya mine tragedy: Indian Navy personnel come out of a coal mine during a rescue operation in Ksan, in Meghalaya. (Source: REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika) The state government estimates that its coal reserves add up to 576.48 million metric tonnes. And former miners say profit depends on quality and the amount extracted.
Jul 04, 2019 A Correspondent. 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 Supreme Court said, “We clarify that in event mining operations are undertaken in privately owned/community owned land in Hills Districts of Meghalaya in accordance with mining
2 天前 The Meghalaya government has directed the Mining and Geology department to start the auctioning process of the 2 lakh metric tonnes of mined coal which is expected to begin in a few weeks time. Speaking to mediapersons, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that in a few weeks time the government will be able to start the auction process.
May 17, 2015 The truth about Coal mining in Meghalaya Sixth Schedule: Paragraph 9 of the Sixth Schedule explicitly mentions the need for Lease, Licences or Leases for the purpose of prospecting for, or extraction of, minerals. Land Tenure System of the state: The land ownership pattern is only for surface rights and not mineral. Exempted from
Jan 22, 2021 Six workers in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district were killed in a crane accident while working at an abandoned coal mine site on Thursday, 21 January.
Dec 07, 2020 Q.Despite a ban, rat-hole mining continues to prevail as an important practice in Meghalaya. What are the issues associated with it? Discuss. (150W) 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.
Oct 07, 2013 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