Assam government detects 220 illegal coal mines, judicial probe ordered into mine tragedy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam government detects 220 illegal coal mines, judicial probe ordered into mine tragedy

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has detected 220 rat-hole coal mines in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district even as the flooded coal mine in the area still has 11 crore litres of water, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Briefing media after a meeting of his cabinet at Morigaon, Sarma said according to the initial assessment of the Geological Survey of India, Coal India Limited, Oil India Limited, National Disaster Response Force and Indian Navy, the mine had 14 crore litres of water. Sarma said a judicial enquiry commission, headed by Justice Anima Hazarika of the Gauhati High Court, would be instituted to examine the coal mine tragedy and fix responsibility against responsible officers, individuals and institutions. “The next of kin of the other five persons will also be provided Rs 10 lakh compensation whether they are found dead or alive,” Sarma said.

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Over 1.92 lakh MT of illegal coal found by aerial survey in Meghalaya: HC panel
5 days, 18 hours ago

Over 1.92 lakh MT of illegal coal found by aerial survey in Meghalaya: HC panel

Hindustan Times  

Shillong: Over 1.92 lakh metric tons of illegally mined coal was found in four districts of Meghalaya by an aerial survey conducted by Garuda, a survey company, the Justice BP Katakey Committee, appointed by the Meghalaya high court to probe illegal coal mining in the state, said on Tuesday. Speaking to the media after a meeting in Shillong, Katakey said, …

Assam coal mine tragedy: 44-day search ends as bodies of five missing Indian miners found
1 month, 1 week ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: 44-day search ends as bodies of five missing Indian miners found

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The bodies of five miners …

The silent crisis of rat-hole mining
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The silent crisis of rat-hole mining

The Hindu  

On January 29, the Gauhati High Court took suo motu cognisance of the mining tragedy in Umrangso, Assam. Ground Zero | Assam rat-hole mine tragedy: Dying for black gold Why illegal mining persists Coal mining in Meghalaya and Assam, once a small-scale practice, expanded dangerously in the 1980s due to industrial demand from West Bengal and Bangladesh. Rat-hole mining occurs …

Umrangso Coal Mine Deaths: Gauhati High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Report From Assam Govt Over Illegal Mining Activities
2 months ago

Umrangso Coal Mine Deaths: Gauhati High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance, Seeks Report From Assam Govt Over Illegal Mining Activities

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State authorities in a Suo Moto PIL taking note of the coal mine tragedy that had taken place in Umrangso of Dima Hasao district of Assam. The division bench of the Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Kaushik Goswami directed the State respondents to file their response to the PIL …

Catch illegal miners named in government report in 2019: Assam rights group
2 months ago

Catch illegal miners named in government report in 2019: Assam rights group

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI More than a fortnight after nine miners were trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in central Assam’s Dima Hasao district bordering Meghalaya, the focus has shifted to similar illegal operations in the eastern part of the State, along the border with Arunachal Pradesh. “In March 2019, Assam’s Geology and Mining Department wrote to Tinsukia’s Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent …

Take decisive action against illegal coal mining: Assam Jatiya Parishad to PM
2 months, 1 week ago

Take decisive action against illegal coal mining: Assam Jatiya Parishad to PM

The Hindu  

A regional political party in Assam has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take decisive action against political leaders and government officials responsible for illegal rat-hole mining, resulting in the loss of lives and environmental degradation in blatant violation of repeated directions by the Supreme Court. This was with reference to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s decision to constitute a …

Drive to seal Assam rat-hole coal mines begins
2 months, 1 week ago

Drive to seal Assam rat-hole coal mines begins

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The police and local authorities in Assam’s Dima Hasao district have initiated a drive to seal all the rat holes and seize all mining equipment at the mine sites. A few days ago, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that about 220 rat-hole mines had been detected in the district’s Umrangso area bordering Meghalaya. “We have begun by restricting …

Coal India, Assam govt seal 13 rat-holes, arrest four in Tinsukia district
2 months, 1 week ago

Coal India, Assam govt seal 13 rat-holes, arrest four in Tinsukia district

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: At least 13 illegal coal mines were sealed and four people working inside the rat-holes were arrested on Saturday in Tinsukia district, officials said on Sunday. An excavator and other equipment were seized The joint operation by Coal India Limited and the Assam government to seal illegal rat-holes follows a recent mishap in which nine labourers were trapped inside …

Assam rat-hole mine tragedy: Dying for black gold
2 months, 1 week ago

Assam rat-hole mine tragedy: Dying for black gold

The Hindu  

Rajib Barman, 39, had heard that the job of a rat-hole miner was hazardous, but he chose to do it because he had a debt of ₹60,000 to pay off. A resident of Sitlabazar village in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district, Barman decided to work at the Kalamati mine in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district via a middleman. “The …

Assam Cabinet Orders Judicial and SIT Probes Into Dima Hasao Coal-Mine Tragedy
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Cabinet Orders Judicial and SIT Probes Into Dima Hasao Coal-Mine Tragedy

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: Bogged down by growing charges of opposition Congress of patronising illegal coal mining in the state, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that state cabinet has decided to institute a judicial and Special Investigation Team probe into the coal-mine tragedy in which at least nine workers are feared to have been killed in Dima Hasao district. …

Assam Cabinet approves compensation, judicial, SIT probe into coal mine flooding
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam Cabinet approves compensation, judicial, SIT probe into coal mine flooding

Hindustan Times  

The Assam Cabinet on Thursday approved ₹10 lakh compensation each to the kin of the four workers whose bodies were recovered from the flooded coal mine in the Dima Hasao district and the five who remain untraced despite multi-agency rescue operation for over 10 days. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters after the Cabinet meeting that chances of finding …

​Burrow tragedy: on the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao
2 months, 2 weeks ago

​Burrow tragedy: on the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao

The Hindu  

With four deaths so far, the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has revived a long-standing debate on the hazardous nature of rat-hole coal mining in India. As opposed to modern coal mining, which is mechanised, the ‘rat-hole’ points to the crude and antiquated technique of employing people, and even children, to burrow into the ground to scoop …

​Burrow tragedy: On the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao
2 months, 2 weeks ago

​Burrow tragedy: On the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao

The Hindu  

With four deaths so far, the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has revived a long-standing debate on the hazardous nature of rat-hole coal mining in India. As opposed to modern coal mining, which is mechanised, the ‘rat-hole’ points to the crude and antiquated technique of employing people, and even children, to burrow into the ground to scoop …

Dewatering in ill-fated Assam coal mine continues, no sign of trapped miners
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dewatering in ill-fated Assam coal mine continues, no sign of trapped miners

The Hindu  

Persistently high levels of water affected the ninth day of operation on Wednesday to find the five miners trapped in the water-filled rat-hole mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since January 6. The personnel of multiple agencies, including the Indian Navy, Army, and the National Disaster Response Force retrieved the bodies of four of the trapped miners between January 8 …

Assam mine tragedy: Six-year-old query from Supreme Court on rat-hole mines remains unanswered
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam mine tragedy: Six-year-old query from Supreme Court on rat-hole mines remains unanswered

The Hindu  

An oral question from the Supreme Court to the Union government continues to remain unanswered even as rescue workers recover bodies of workers who died trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine at Dima Hasao district in Assam. On January 11, 2019, nearly six years ago, the top court had asked whether rat-hole mines could possibly operate in the northeast …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Rescue operations in coal mine enter 7th day, toll remains at four
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Rescue operations in coal mine enter 7th day, toll remains at four

The Hindu  

The water level in the flooded rat-hole mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam remained unchanged, affecting the operations on Sunday to rescue the remaining five miners trapped beneath since January 6. Meanwhile, the Opposition parties have mounted pressure on the BJP-led Assam government to come clean on rat-hole mining in the State despite an April 2014 blanket ban by …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations enter day 7

Deccan Chronicle  

The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.The rescue teams of the Indian army, Indian Navy, NDRF and other agencies have retrieved four bodies from the flooded rat-hole mine. The rescue operations are still underway, with five miners still missing.A …

Assam: Rescue operations enter 7th day for trapped labourers at flooded coal mine in Dima Hasao
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam: Rescue operations enter 7th day for trapped labourers at flooded coal mine in Dima Hasao

India TV News  

Rescue efforts at a flooded coal mine in the Umrangsu area of Dima Hasao district continued for the seventh day on Sunday, as teams work tirelessly to locate the trapped workers. Rescue operations, involving multiple agencies including the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and personnel from the army and navy, have been bolstered by drones used for …

Assam coal mine mishap: Four bodies recovered so far
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam coal mine mishap: Four bodies recovered so far

The Hindu  

Rescue workers retrieved bodies bodies of miners from a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district by Saturday afternoon. The water level is down to about 15 metres with six pumps draining out 2.43 lakh litres per hour from the affected mine,” Dima Hasao District Commissioner Simanta Kumar Das told The Hindu. SIT probe sought Assam Congress MP …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Bodies of three more miners retrieved amid ongoing rescue efforts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Bodies of three more miners retrieved amid ongoing rescue efforts

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The bodies of three more miners were recovered from the rat-hole coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Saturday, raising the death toll to four. A joint rescue operation by the Army, Navy, and NDRF continued as five miners remain trapped inside the 3-Kilo Coal Quarry in the Umrangso area, about 250 km from Guwahati, after a sudden …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Congress' Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM, seeks SIT probe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Congress' Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM, seeks SIT probe

India Today  

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday said he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a SIT probe into the mining tragedy in Assam, which left several labourers in a coal quarry dead. He also alleged that "illegal mining continues unchecked" due to "weak law enforcement and local complicity" in the northeastern state. Illegal mining continues unchecked in Assam, …

Assam mining tragedy: ‘Sardar’ of labourers held, dewatering exercise underway
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam mining tragedy: ‘Sardar’ of labourers held, dewatering exercise underway

The Hindu  

The water level at the flooded rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district receded by seven metres on Friday, brightening hopes of locating eight miners trapped inside since the morning of January 6. Dima Hasao District Magistrate Simanta Kumar Das said that the process of ‘dewatering’ or draining three abandoned mines within 500 metres of the ill-fated mine helped …

Unchanged water level affects Assam coal mine rescue operations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Unchanged water level affects Assam coal mine rescue operations

The Hindu  

The unchanged level of murky water has affected the operations to rescue at least eight miners trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since the morning of January 6. Deep divers from the Indian Navy, personnel from the Army, National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, ONGC, Coal India Limited, and the district administration were …

Little space to move in with equipment, says diver in Assam’s rescue op
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Little space to move in with equipment, says diver in Assam’s rescue op

Hindustan Times  

3 KILO, UMRANGSO: Efforts underway to rescue the labourers trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine, in Dima Hasao district, Assam At least seven rat-hole mines, each two to three feet wide, lie at the bottom of a 300-foot-deep coal mine, leaving little space for divers to move in with their equipment and we were without a map --- recounted …

Assam mine tragedy: Rescue ops continue for 4th day, efforts on to dewater shaft
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam mine tragedy: Rescue ops continue for 4th day, efforts on to dewater shaft

India Today  

Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies to save eight workers trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district continued for the fourth day on Thursday, with a major focus to dewater the flooded shaft. As a result of heavy rain, water gushed into the 300-foot-deep illegal mine situated in Umrangso, a remote industrial town …

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam mining tragedy: Rescue operations on for 4th day, CIL brings heavy-duty pump from Maharashtra

New Indian Express  

UMRANGSO: Rescue operations by multiple state and central agencies continued for the fourth day on Thursday to locate trapped miners inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Dima Hasao district of Assam, officials said. The search operations resumed early in the morning after the dewatering exercise all night and the Remotely Operated Vehicle has gone inside the flooded shaft, a …

Assam coal mine tragedy: Body of one trapped worker found, rescue operation ongoing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam coal mine tragedy: Body of one trapped worker found, rescue operation ongoing

The Hindu  

Army divers on Wednesday retrieved the body of a Nepali miner, one of the nine miners who have been trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district for more than 48 hours. The BJP-ruled North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council has come under fire — from Opposition leaders and even a former BJP MLA — for allegedly allowing …

Assam coal mine: Anxiety builds over trapped workers as water level nears 100 ft
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam coal mine: Anxiety builds over trapped workers as water level nears 100 ft

Hindustan Times  

Anxiety has been building around the rescue operation of nine labourers trapped inside a coal mine in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, with the water level inside the quarry rising to nearly 100 feet. Navy divers also joined the efforts to rescue the trapped labourers from the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao. After a sudden flow of water …

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Three miners die inside flooded Assam coal mine, Naval divers called to recue workers trapped in mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday called a team of Naval divers to rescue at least nine mine workers trapped in the flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Informing that three miners were feared dead inside a flooded coal mine, the authorities said, “The mine got flooded yesterday — the source was internal. They probably hit some water …

Assam Coal Mine Disaster: Three Bodies Seen Floating In Flooded Mine, 17 Rescued So Far
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam Coal Mine Disaster: Three Bodies Seen Floating In Flooded Mine, 17 Rescued So Far

ABP News  

Assam Coal Mine Disaster: At least three workers have been killed in the flooded Assam coal mine in the Dima Hasao district. Indian Army launches #HADR mission after coal mine flooding in Dima Hasao, #Assam, trapping 15-20 miners. Free to sign up and use for media organizations on… pic.twitter.com/iCB7PbxgtS — PB-SHABD January 7, 2025 Dima Hasao Coal Mine Incident Update …

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
2 months, 3 weeks ago

At least nine miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state

Associated Press  

GUWAHATI, India — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The workers are “feared trapped 300 feet below the ground after water gushed in from a nearby unused mine. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on …

Assam rat hole mine flood leaves 3 dead, rescue efforts on to save 6 others
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam rat hole mine flood leaves 3 dead, rescue efforts on to save 6 others

Firstpost  

Three workers among nine trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district have died. Assam rat hole mine rescue On Monday morning, nine workers aged between 26 and 57 got trapped in a coal mine in 3 Kilo, Umrangso, in the hilly Dima Hasao district. Carrying all necessary equipment, the rescue operation commenced this morning, in coordination …

The Hindu Morning Digest, January 7, 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, January 7, 2024

The Hindu  

Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations, Brazil announces Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group’s presiding country Brazil announced Monday. NHRC concerned at death of sanitation workers despite steps to eradicate manual scavenging Expressing concern over continuous death of sanitation workers despite legal provisions to eradicate …

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam mine: One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men

CNN  

Guwahati, India - The body of a miner was recovered from a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s northeastern state of Assam on Wednesday, two days into the search for nine men trapped below ground. The mine, which is 300 feet deep and has multiple underground tunnels, is thought to have flooded on Monday morning after miners …

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Several workers feared trapped in Assam coal mine after water seeps in: Police

Hindustan Times  

An unspecified number of workers are feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district since Monday morning after underground water seeped into the mine, said officials. According to officials, several workers went inside the coal mine operated by the mines and minerals department of the state government at a place called Tin Kilo in Umrangshoo region of …

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Labourers trapped in ‘flooded’ Assam coal mine

The Hindu  

At least half a dozen labourers are feared trapped in a flooded coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. In January 2024, a fire in a coal mine in Nagaland’s Wokha district killed six workers and injured four others. In September 2022, the suspected inhalation of toxic gas killed three labourers in an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Tinsukia district. …

9 trapped in flooded rat-hole mine in Assam, rescue operation launched
2 months, 3 weeks ago

9 trapped in flooded rat-hole mine in Assam, rescue operation launched

India Today  

In a grim development from Assam's Dima Hasao district, nine workers are trapped inside a 'rat hole' coal mine after water gushed into the 300-foot-deep quarry. After the incident, specialised teams from the Indian Army, State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force launched a joint operation to rescue the workers. In a similar incident in December 2018, …

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam: Several labourers feared trapped after water enters coal mine, rescue operations on

India TV News  

Several workers were feared trapped inside a coal mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district on Monday, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site, officials said. The State Disaster Response Force and the National Disaster Response Force are also on their way to the incident site to aid in the efforts," the CM said. Dima Hasao Superintendent of Police …

Court scales down ‘grandiose’ Meghalaya plan to check coal mining
2 years ago

Court scales down ‘grandiose’ Meghalaya plan to check coal mining

The Hindu  

The High Court of Meghalaya has scaled down a “grandiose” plan of the State government to spend at least ₹374 crore on 160 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force to check the illegal mining and transportation of coal. Thangkhiew, and Justice W. Diengdoh observed the government’s plan to deploy 160 companies of CRPF was “grandiose”. “At any rate, even …

BJP leaders behind illegal coal mining in Assam: Assam Jatiya Parishad
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP leaders behind illegal coal mining in Assam: Assam Jatiya Parishad

The Hindu  

Some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are behind illegal coal mining in Assam, a State-based political party has alleged in a set of memorandums on February 16. AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi and general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan said illegal rat-hole coal mining has continued in Assam besides Meghalaya and other north-eastern States with the alleged patronage of the BJP leaders and in …

Assam: Illegal rat-hole mining taking place with govt support, alleges Opposition
2 years, 3 months ago

Assam: Illegal rat-hole mining taking place with govt support, alleges Opposition

Hindustan Times  

Assam is losing around ₹2,000 cr every month due to illegal rat-hole mining taking place in violation of the National Green Tribunal directives, alleged the Assam Jatiya Parishad, a regional party. Addressing a press conference on Friday, AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi accused the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party -led government of encouraging illegal mining of coal inside reserve forests and even …

Navy to Join in Meghalaya Mine Rescue Efforts; 5 Trapped for 13 Days
3 years, 9 months ago

Navy to Join in Meghalaya Mine Rescue Efforts; 5 Trapped for 13 Days

News 18  

The Indian Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophisticated machine in 2019, will be joining operations to rescue five miners trapped for 13 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state, an official said on Saturday. The water level in the mine at Umpleng in East Jaintia …

Miners Still Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine, Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts
3 years, 9 months ago

Miners Still Trapped in Meghalaya Coal Mine, Rain Hampers Rescue Efforts

News 18  

Heavy rainfall on Tuesday is hampering operations to rescue at least five miners trapped for two days deep inside an illegal rat-hole coal pit in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills district, officials said. The district administration has identified five miners four from Assam and one from Tripura who were trapped at the coal pit in the remote Umpleng area of Sutnga …

Meghalaya: 5 labourers trapped following flooding at coal mine in East Jaintia Hills
3 years, 9 months ago

Meghalaya: 5 labourers trapped following flooding at coal mine in East Jaintia Hills

India TV News  

Four labourers from Assam and one from Tripura were feared trapped after a dynamite blast led to the flooding of a coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. The delay in identification of the probable site was due to inclement weather, poor night light condition, and non-availability of any eye-witness account," the East …

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered
3 years, 9 months ago

Five Labourers Feared Trapped After Explosion in Illegal Coal Mine in Meghalaya, FIR Registered

News 18  

A case was on Monday registered in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills police station on the basis of some eye-witnesses against an incident of illegal rat-hole coal mining which left five labourers feared trapped inside the mine after it collapsed due to a “sudden explosion of dynamite”. The district police were able to identify the probable location of the incident at …

How is illegal rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya still on despite NGT ban? Asks Supreme Court; bans coal transport till 19 Feb
6 years, 2 months ago

How is illegal rat-hole coal mining in Meghalaya still on despite NGT ban? Asks Supreme Court; bans coal transport till 19 Feb

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has ordered the Meghalaya government to file a detailed affidavit on whether inspections were being carried out at illegal rat-hole mines in the state. The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned how illegal rat-hole coal mining was still rampant in Meghalaya despite the ban on the practice impost by the National Green Tribunal. The Meghalaya government has been …

Month after Meghalaya mine tragedy, NGT committee asks state police to investigate 1,200 cases of illegal mining
6 years, 2 months ago

Month after Meghalaya mine tragedy, NGT committee asks state police to investigate 1,200 cases of illegal mining

Firstpost  

The Meghalaya police have been told by the NGT that their probe should reach a logical conclusion after taking into account all 1200 cases of illegal rat-hole mining in East Garo Hills, South-West Khasi Hills and West and East Jaintia Hills districts. An official said the police have been told that their probe should reach a logical conclusion after taking …

Plight of trapped miners in Meghalaya raises important question: Just how low will mining elite stoop to make a profit?
6 years, 3 months ago

Plight of trapped miners in Meghalaya raises important question: Just how low will mining elite stoop to make a profit?

Firstpost  

Only by a strange twist of fate will the miners — trapped in the flooded mine at Ksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills for over two weeks — survive the catastrophe Only by a strange twist of fate will the miners — trapped in the flooded mine at Ksan in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills for over two weeks — survive …

Massive operation on to rescue 13 people trapped in illegal mine in Meghalaya
6 years, 3 months ago

Massive operation on to rescue 13 people trapped in illegal mine in Meghalaya

India TV News  

A massive rescue and search operation is on to pull out 13 people who are trapped inside an illegal 'rat hole' coal mine in a remote part of Meghalaya since last two days. Teams of NDRF and state police involving about 100 personnel are trying to reach the trapped people inside the the mine which is said to be 320-feet …

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