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Shillong: The Supreme Court judgment on July 3, 2019, by Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph, on Meghalaya rathole coal mining is an unparalleled indictment of the claim of the tribes of Meghalaya as represented by the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) that they have unrestrained rights to exploit their lands, including for mining coal.
#0183;#32;A Meghalayabased rights group has accused the alliance government in the State of encouraging illegal coal mining in had in April 2014 imposed the ban on rathole coal mining in Meghalaya.
Background. In 2014, Meghalayas yearly coal production was around 6 million tonnes. In 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a government body that handles environmental issues in India, issued an order banning mining in Meghalaya, specifically banning mining through the rathole technique.
A wildlife and environment protection group in Meghalayas Jaintia Hills districts has urged the State Government to initiate criminal proceedings against officials allegedly allowing illegal coal mining, despite a ban imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).. A report published in the Business Standard stated that the group also demanded auditing be conducted on all cement
Coal mining threatens Meghalaya caves. Even before the caves in Meghalaya can reveal clues to climate change, rampant mining is destroying their wealth. AMARJYOTI BOR goes deep into the issue Meghalaya carries a bewitching world in its belly. The natural caves found in Jaintia Hills are a storehouse of geological treasures.
#0183;#32;Coal mining has been reopened in the Indian state of Meghalaya, but it isnt clear that government protections will improve life for workers or help
The NGT ban on illegal rathole coal mining has helped some villages to regain its lost ground in the Meghalaya. Although NGT ban did not stop illegal mining, it helped villages like Moolamylliang reform in the East Jaintia Hills district.
Shillong: The Supreme Court judgment on July 3, 2019, by Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph, on Meghalaya rathole coal mining is an unparalleled indictment of the claim of the tribes of Meghalaya as represented by the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) that they have unrestrained rights to exploit their lands, including for mining coal.
Also read: Meghalaya: Conrad attacks exCM Mukul Sangma over coal mining ban. Gonsalves said that the National Green Tribunal which had on January asked the Meghalaya government to impose a fine of Rs 100 crore for failing to check illegal mining in the state was a justified step.
#0183;#32;Guwati: The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rathole mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 has sharpened focus on illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban clamped by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2014 which is said to have contributed to the Congress defeat in the recent assembly election.
Why in News. Moolamylliang, a village in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district, is making progress in becoming a greener place amid abandoned pits from the rathole mining. Key Points. Background: The Jaintia Coal Miners and Dealers Association claims there are around 60,000 coal mines across 360 villages in East Jaintia Hills district.; Moolamylliang used to be one such village until
2 #0183;#32;NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will finally pronounce its orders today on transportation of the extracted coal as well as reopening of coal mining in the state of Meghalaya after three days of hearing and deliberation on the matter. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has heard all parties on the ban and after three days will provide its set of new orders to be carried out
The amount of remaining 176,655 tonnes coal was based on an assessment carried out in August 2014 in the entire mining districts of Meghalaya and a reassessment in South Garo Hills in January 2018. Mukherjee said as no one represents the All Dimasa Students Union, the bench had appointed senior advocate Colin Gonsalves as the amicus curiae to assist the apex court in the coal mining cases.
#0183;#32;Meghalaya allows coal mining for domestic purpose, barred export. Amidst twoweek 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
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
Noting that such activity has created an alarming situation in Meghalaya, the bench chaired by Justice P Jyothimani on April 17 this year directed the chief secretary of Meghalaya and the state director general of police to ensure that rathole mining/illegal mining and illegal transport of the illegally mined coal is stopped forthwith throughout the state.
#0183;#32;Coal mining has been reopened in the Indian state of Meghalaya, but it isnt clear that government protections will improve life for workers or help
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