dents Union (ksu) in Meghalaya has been engaged in an anti uranium mining agitation against the Uranium Corporation of India Limited's (ucil) proposed plan to start mining in Domiasiat in the West Khasi Hills. The ksu is in opposition to the Meghalaya govern ment's decision to lease 422 hectares of land to ucil for 30 years. The pre-project
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The proposal for a uranium mining project in Meghalaya has been the subject of a raging debate ever since the idea was first mooted. Over the years, the project has attracted strong opposition from the indigenous people of the state, student bodies, activists, and environmentalists. The public debate has justifiably focused on the health ...
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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 ...
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The ban on rat-hole mining in Meghalaya was approved only after the All Dimasa Students' Union from Assam petitioned the NGT in April 2014 by means of an urgent public interest litigation (PIL). To its credit, the NGT instituted the ban without delay on 17 April 2014 (Majaw 2016). However, most of these rat-hole mines are controlled by big ...
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18 rowsThe State of Meghalaya is endowed with large deposits of a number of valuable …
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Preparation of Feasibility and Project Reports and Mineral-based industries and all the Schemes relating to development and utilisation of mines and minerals resources in the State. Grant of …
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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.
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In this paper, we have reviewed the status of limestone mining and its environmental implications in Meghalaya, India. Results on impact of limestone mining on quality of water, soil and air,...
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This report on mining-affected areas and their impact on livelihood in Meghalaya is based on both, secondary and primary data. It includes detailed information on the effect of …
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The Department of Mining & Geology was created out of its parent Department of Assam Government during the bifurcation of the State of Meghalaya in the year 1972.
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Notification - Standard Operating Procedure for grant of Prospecting License and/or Mining Lease for Coal in the State of Meghalaya (683 kb) 5th March 2021 Notification - Empanelment of agency for conduct of prospecting operations, preparation of geological report and preparation of mining plan in respect of any area containing coal (144 KB)
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The paper takes a legal stance on precept and practices for developing sustainable mining in the arena of rat-hole mining in the Meghalaya State of India.
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By the 1980s many more large and deep box mines, and innumerable long tunnels, known as rat holes, formed three distinct coal mining districts — the Jaintia Hills east of Shillong, and the Garo and Khasi Hills west …
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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 ...
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Coal is the most abundantly available fossible fuel in India and meets a substantial part of energy needs of the country. The north-eastern states of India, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and ...
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Most of the accounted mining industries in the northeastern region are located in the states of Assam and Meghalaya. Assam is known for its petroleum and natural gas reserves, coal, limestone and minor minerals; …
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Assam, which has lost most of its once extensive forest cover, sees poaching in the Dima Hasao region, coal mining in Upper Assam, and sand/stone mining from river beds. …
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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 district.; Moolamylliang used to be …
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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 ...
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Mining Profile of Meghalaya. Meghalaya is a small hill state in northeast India and shares an international border with Bangladesh in the south. Its capital is Shillong, once called the "Scotland of the East" by European …
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UCIL shuts Meghalaya offices, but continues efforts to obtain state permissions for uranium mining in the state: The state-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) has said it has been "compelled" to shut down its offices in Meghalaya and terminate the services of all contract workers employed in two of its offices here. The company ...
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Meghalaya, licenses and MOUs are not mandatory for any form of mining activity, unless it is an industrial unit. As a result, almost all coal-mining activities fall into the unorganised sector. Individuals engage in coal mining have been granted the status of cottage industries and are accepted by both state and central governments.
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Minerals of Meghalaya The State of Meghalaya is endowed with large deposits of a number of valuable minerals such as coal, limestone, kaolin, clay, granite, glass-sand and uranium. The table below gives information about various mineral resources of the State.
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The Cretaceous – Tertiary sediments occupying southern part of the Meghalaya plateau comprises of the Khasi Group (arenaceous facies), the Jaintia Group (calcareous facies) and the youngest formation the Garo Group …
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