Dec 20 2018 · LAST WEEK the collapse of a coal mine in Meghalaya''s East Jaintia Hills trapping at least 15 workers who were still missing until Wednesday and are feared dead has thrown the spotlight on a procedure known as "rathole mining" Although banned it remains the prevalent procedure for coal mining in Meghalaya
Jan 15 2019 · The report also stated that for every one square km of the area there are 52 coal mines and there are a total of 24626 coal mines in Jaintia Hills "According to the RTI reply dated 29th May 2018 a total of 71117 MTCs of transport challans were issued between November 2017 to
Two miners found dead in another coal mine tragedy in Meghalaya Following a missing persons complaint the police recovered two bodies from an illegal coal mine located at East Jaintia Hills
Nov 08 2018 · The illegal coal mining mafias had attacked the women and left them in the jungle It is the second attack incident in Jaintia Hills district as illegal coal mining mafias attacked social activists In March this year Poipynhum Majaw president of Jaintia Youth Federation JYF and RTI activist was found murdered at Khliehriat
Almost a week after Sayeb Ali 21 survived after being trapped in an illegal ''rathole'' coal mine at Ksan in Meghalaya''s East Jaintia Hills he is constantly hounded by a feeling of guilt
illegal coal mining in jaintia hills eubibliografie Nov 22 2018 Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation A Case Study in Jaintia Hills Feb 3 2005 The coal has been heavily extracted since ages in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya The crude stone implements of the
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Jan 16 2019 · New Delhi A committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal NGT has blamed the "unabated illegal mining in Meghalaya for triggering the tragedy entrapping 15 workers in a 320feet deep rathole coal mine The committee headed by retired high court judge BP Katakey has emphasised that illegal mining is unchecked mostly in the East Jaintia Hills District where workers are still
Jan 16 2019 · The report categorically held "The result of the unabated illegal mining despite the ban by the NGT is the very tragic incident that occurred very recently on December 13 in a coal mine in Ksan village near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills District where 15 coal mine workers are reported trapped"
Dec 22 2018 · Following the mine collapse Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said in a video that illegal mining does happen and promised appropriate action Agnes Kharshiing a leading campaigner on issues including illegal mining and her colleague Amita Sangma were attacked in East Jaintia Hills last month while trying to locate an illegal mine
Two coal miners were killed after another illegal coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya''s East Jaintia Hills even as the fate of 15 miners trapped inside a flooded coal pit remained uncertain an
The incident vindicated 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 Abdul Karim who was
Social activist Agnes Kharshiing and Amita Sangma were attacked by a group of 40 people led by a coal mafia in the East Jaintia Hills district after they complained to the local police about illegal mining and transportation of coal police said The list also names an MP four ministers in the present Government and seven nonNPP legislators
The report not only mentioned that the coal mining lobby has been thriving but the Meghalaya government was also aware of illegal coal mining in East Jaintia Hills
Dec 29 2018 · Trapped Meghalaya Miners Are the Latest Victims of Years of Labour Exploitation The incident vindicated 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
Dec 31 2018 · After coming to power the sixparty alliance government in Meghalaya led by NPP formed a group of ministers to study the status of the NGT ban on coal mining Guwati The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rathole mine in Meghalaya ''s East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 has sharpened focus on illegal coal mining in the state despite a ban clamped by the
Jan 19 2019 · Amid the ongoing rescue operation at Ksan the bodies of two coal miners were discovered on January 6 at an illegal mine 30 km away in the same East Jaintia Hills Miners safety however wasnt the only reason behind the NGT ban
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Meghalaya has an estimated 5000 illegal rathole mines mostly in East Jaintia hills After coal mining was banned in 2014 there was a slowdown in economic activities by 70 per cent With few
Jan 15 2019 · Recently the collapse of a coal mine in Meghalaya or cherrapunji East Jaintia Hills in which 15 workers were trapped Anyone who reports on these illegal mining activities is met with violence Legal Framework
The tragedy of the miners trapped since December 13 in a suddenly flooded coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya is the terrible outcome of illegal activity Rescue efforts which began on December 14 reached a scale equivalent to the tragedy with the right machines
Dec 31 2018 · Guwati The public furore over 15 labourers trapped inside a rathole mine in Meghalaya''s 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
On December 13 an illegal coal mine in Saipung area of Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district collapsed and got flooded from the adjacent Lytein river which trapped at least 15 workers who are feared dead now The rescue operations were temporarily halted Monday as the water pumps proved ineffective in bringing down the water level
A worker at an illegal ''rathole'' mine in Meghalaya File Photo Hindustan Times Meghalaya police have arrested the owner of the illegal coal mine in the state''s East Jaintia Hills district where