At a time when the stage is being set for open-cast progressive scientific mining of coal in Meghalaya, experts of the Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) are of the opinion that the impact on vegetation and forest cover through improvised rat-hole mining would have been minimal as compared to open-cast mining.
Areas of Prevalence of Rat-Hole Mining. Use of this technique of coal mining is, generally, prevalent in the Northeastern states, especially Meghalaya. Despite several attempts by authorities to regulate or ban such practices, they have been prevalent in these regions. Some of the major reasons for the prevalence of this technique are as …
Meghalaya revealed that coal mining has an adverse impact on plant species composition. Mining activities pollute the water and air, resulting in the loss of top fertile soil. The loss of soil productivity and ground vegetation signals the impending transition to a desert state. Mining sites are inherently hazardous ...
Though the hugely lucrative coal mining industry has been banned since April 2014, the Government of Meghalaya has given 16 leases to mine limestone reserves in the state. 68 percent of the limestone mined is used by cement industries and the remaining 32 percent by lime manufacturers. ... Act, 1973. A new mining policy, …
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 ...
The negative effects of coal mining cannot be disputed: Destruction of Landscapes and Habitats: Strip mining also known as surface mining, involves the stripping away of earth and rocks to reach the coal underneath. If a mountain happens to be standing in the way of a coal seam within, it will be blasted or levelled - effectively leaving a ...
Unsystematic shallow mining is one of the most important factors affecting the water body due to waste dumps. Coal in the state of Meghalaya possesses high degree of sulphur. Rat hole mining is technically simpler done by the tribals of Meghalaya. The National Green Tribunal banned rat hole mining in Jaintia Hills from April 2014.
Present paper deals with the impact of coal mining activities on the water quality and fish diversity of Simsang River from 2009 to 2015. Six sampling sites were selected on the basis of affected and unaffected areas of coal mining activities. Certain water quality attributes such as water colour, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, free …
Despite the salubrious provisions of Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012 and Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(MMDC) Notification, 2015 the state has not enforced central mining laws and policies to combat pernicious pursuits of rat-hole coal mining on the environment and biodiversity of Meghalaya.
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 …
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 India) in an ...
The National Green Tribunal in April 2014 imposed a blanket ban on coal mining. Meghalaya's advancement in scientific coal mining recognised as CM Sangma receives accolades. ban, Chief Minister …
In India's latest mining disaster, at least 15 workers are feared dead in Meghalaya's notorious rat-hole mines. The sub-surface …
The north-eastern Himalayan states such as Meghalaya and Nagaland are enriched in coal reserves and extensive mining is being carried out at small and large scale. The conflict on the rights of coal reserves in the Meghalaya and Nagaland are highly reported and sometimes it also results in violence and loss of human life.
coal mining in north eastern coal mines of Meghalaya, India (Swer and Singh 2004). Based on a study in the. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India, it is.
"We had seen water flooding the abandoned quarries around us. I was tensed. But we were told not to worry and continue extracting the coal," recounts a petrified Sahib Ali, a survivor of India's latest mining disaster in Meghalaya's notorious "unscientific" rat-hole coal mines. Sahib Ali, a 21-year old resident of Assam who had picked […]
Due to the high sulphur content of Meghalaya coal, these mines discharge sulphuric acid. In certain places, the acid discharge is so bad that it has turned rivers acidic, harming aquatic life and corroding …
While hearing a PIL, Meghalaya High Court said that large-scale unscientific mining of coal in the state may lead to disastrous consequences. The court also said it …
Coal is a major natural resource of Northeast India and the indigenous process of coal mining known as rat-hole mining results in the pumped mine water being released to the nearby land and water bodies contaminating the area and destroying life forms due to acid mine drainage. The present study aimed at isolating acid and metal …
Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma announced that the Meghalaya government has received 36 applications for scientific coal mining in the state. Of these, four applications have secured prior approval for a mining lease, while 13 have received previous approval for a prospecting license.
The Meghalaya high court, which formed the committee in April to help enforce the coal mining ban in the state, said the latest findings made it "apparent" that "13 lakh MT of coal was ...
In pictures: Meghalaya, blessed by nature's bounty, has been at the receiving end of greed for the resources that lie beneath its land, with uncontrolled coal mining and illegal limestone mining
GUWAHATI: Days after Meghalaya High Court's observation that illegal mining and transportation of coal cannot be checked in the state with the present machinery, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma ...
After the SC order, the Meghalaya government issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for granting a Prospecting Licences and Mining Leases for coal, which involves a complex bureaucratic ...
Moolamylliang, a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, is making progress in becoming a greener place amid abandoned pits from the rat-hole mining. …
A study was conducted to analyse the toxic affect of acid mine drainage (AMD) of coal mines on the histology of kidney and liver of Tor tor collected from Simsang River, Garohills; Meghalaya ...
The 'Rat-hole' mining in Meghalaya with its distinct character and the imposition of 'NGT' ban since early 2014, is giving rise to an altogether different dynamics to mining scenario and its...
GUWAHATI. A one-member panel appointed by the High Court of Meghalaya to handle coal-related issues has flagged the lack of progress in restoring the environment damaged by rat-hole coal mining in ...
According to the Indian Bureau of Mines the geological reserves of coal in Meghalaya is 460 million tons (IBM, 2005). However, recent explorations and other unofficial sources indicate a total reserve of about 600 million tons. The Jaintia Hills alone have about 40 million tons of coal (Krishnan, 1982).
Why in News. Moolamylliang, a village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, is making progress in becoming a greener place amid abandoned pits from the rat-hole 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 …
After coal mining, the water circulation system in the mining area has changed due to the dehydration of the pit and the collapse of the surface fissures after goafing, which accelerates the ...
GUWAHATI: The High Court of Meghalaya resented that coal mining has continued illegally in the state despite a ban on it by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which was upheld by the Supreme Court.
1 coal mining impact on land use/land cover in jaintia hills district of meghalaya, india using remote sensing and gis technique k. sarma and s.p.s. kushwaha*
In April 2014, the NGT issued an order halting coal mining in the Jaintia Hills and in two other smaller rat-hole coal mining areas in Meghalaya, accusing state officials of turning a blind eye to enormously dangerous working conditions and widespread environmental damage. State officials and mine owners have applied enormous pressure on the ...
consequences of coal mining include large-scale deforestation, scarcity of water, pollution of air, water, and soil, and degradation of agricultural lands. The total …
Rat-hole mining, once used in Meghalaya, was used to rescue 41 workers from the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi. Despite a 2014 ban, illegal mining and trafficking of coal continues, leading to land ...
The attack on an activist in a coal belt in India's northeast frontier state of Meghalaya has spotlighted the issue of ecological degradation from "rat hole mining" and the outlawed activities continuing in defiance of a ban on this unscientific sub-surface …
Earlier this month, a court-appointed committee, led by a senior retired judge, provided statistical confirmation for the first time of what has been an open secret in Meghalaya: that illegal...
NEW DELHI: A single-member committee headed by Justice Brojendra Katakey (retired), appointed by the High Court, has found unabated illegal rat-hole coal mining and its illegal transportation in ...
