coal mining in jaintia hills

INDIA, Dec. 14 Thirteen miners, who were trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, were yet to be reached or rescued, officials said on Friday.

Oct 28, 2015· A general view of a coal stockyard is pictured in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, India, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Krishna N. Das/Files Despite the NGT's ban, some mines .

KHLIERIAT, Meghalaya The National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining and transportation of coal in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills region has resulted in many of those engaged in the activity ...

Nov 29, 2018· These coal stockpiles and mining dot the entire state but are primarily concentrated in the Jaintia hills. Meghalaya, the abode of clouds and the lush green landscape of Jaintia hills, is now pockmarked with mining spoils amid swirling black dust and rusty orange rivers.

Dec 29, 2018· The Opposition Congress in Meghalaya has urged the state government to take steps for legalising coal mining, alleging "rampant" unlawful mining activities in the region.. The demand comes following the coal mine disaster in Meghalaya in which 15 people are still trapped in a flooded illegal rathole mine at Lumthari village in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13.

The tribunal's order comes on the heels of rescue operations launched to pull out 15 miners trapped in an illegal rathole coal mine in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. On December 13, the 320 feet deep mine was flooded by the nearby Lytein river, trapping the .

Dec 17, 2018· Shillong, Dec 17 (PTI) Five days since 13 miners were reportedly trapped in a rathole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, all efforts to locate them have turned futile. The miners were now feared dead as water from a nearby river has been gushing into the 370feetdeep pit. One person, identified as Krip Chullet, has been arrested so far pertaining to the case.

SHILLONG: The North East Space Application Centre (NESAC) will prepare geospatial database inputs on planning and restoration of areas affected by coal mining in Jaintia Hills. In this regard, fund was made available to it by Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board.

Dec 14, 2018· Officials told CNN efforts are underway to pump water out of the coal mine in the state's East Jaintia Hills district after the miners became trapped Thursday.

The mine, in East Jaintia Hills district, is about 800 metres away from the Lytein river. It's one of the many illegal mines operating in the region. On Thursday morning, the 320feetdeep and 20feetwide mine got filled with water from the river, rendering 17 young men digging coal inside unable to come out.

Dec 13, 2018· Shillong Dec 13: Around 13 labourers were trapped inside a coal mine in East Jaiñtia Hills district on Thursday. The incident happened at Ksan near Lyteiñ River under Saipung police station. The tragedy came at a time when allegation of illegal coal mining is persisting, and one month after the brutal of attack of social activist, Agnes Kharshiing and her friend, Amita Sangma.

Jan 17, 2019· SHILLONG: Nearly a month after 15 miners got trapped inside the illegal rathole coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, Navy on Thursday managed to spot a body from the illegal coal mine from a depth of more than 200 feet. Navy said .

These assertions emanate from the fact that coal in the Jaintia Hills continues to be mined – illegally. Taking note of "the illegal mining despite specific and complete prohibitory orders", the tribunal had pulled up the state government in 2015. Labourers work at a coal stockyard in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, September 16, 2015.

Katoki, who was appointed by the NGT on August 31, said as per the data from undivided Jaintia Hills, there are around 24,000 coal mines in Jaintia Hills.

Nov 08, 2018· Guwahati: Meghalaya rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and her associate Anita Sangma were severely injured after a group of people linked to the illegal coal mining mafia active in the region attacked them in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday.

Katoki, who was appointed by the NGT on August 31, said as per the data from undivided Jaintia Hills, there are around 24,000 coal mines in Jaintia Hills. The retired judge said the satellite data from NESAC will be a great help to the commission for preparing the report to be submitted to the NGT.