Coal blocks within dense forests find place in latest auction list
1 year, 9 months ago

Coal blocks within dense forests find place in latest auction list

Hindustan Times  

The government’s latest list of commercial coal mines up for auction includes at least two coal blocks in central India with dense forest cover, critical for biodiversity and wildlife in the region, according to people familiar with the matter. On March 29, the Centre announced the 7th round of its coal mine auction, which has 101 mines, including Tara block in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forests and Mahan coal block in Madhya Pradesh. In response to why coal blocks with such dense forest cover have been put up for auction, the coal ministry said in a statement: “The Tara mine was cleared for open cast mining based in Biodiversity study of Hasdeo Arand coal field prepared by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. After the auction, the required forest and environmental clearances would have to be obtained by a successful bidder.” The ministry of coal on March 29 launched the process for the 7th round of commercial coal mines auction with a total of 106 coal blocks on offer.

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Deforestation drive in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo starts again for PEKB phase 2 mining
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Deforestation drive in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo starts again for PEKB phase 2 mining

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: The deforestation drive in Chhattisgarh’s Pendramar forest started on Friday for the second phase of the Parsa East Kente Basan mining project, even as locals and tribals protested, activists said, adding that around 250,000 trees are likely to be felled over 1,136 hectares of the Hasdeo Aranya forest region. Out of which around 134 hectares of forest land had …

Over 200k trees to be felled in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo, 960k in Great Nicobar: Govt
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 200k trees to be felled in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo, 960k in Great Nicobar: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Approximately 273,757 trees will be cut in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forests in the coming years, the Union environment ministry told informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, while also defending plans to carry out large-scale development projects in the Great Nicobar Island, where it said close to a million trees will be felled in a separate disclosure. In a response to …

‘The Hasdeo movement is a model of resistance’: Alok Shukla
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The Hasdeo movement is a model of resistance’: Alok Shukla

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 30, 2024 13:48 IST - 6 MINS READ Alok Shukla, an activist who has campaigned for years to protect the heart of Chhattisgarh’s biodiverse Hasdeo forests, was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in April. His “Save Hasdeo Aranya Resistance Committee”, which mobilised Adivasi communities from across the State, has saved 4,45,000 acres of forests from no …

Chhattisgarh’s new BJP government restarts controversial coal mining in Adivasi areas
1 year ago

Chhattisgarh’s new BJP government restarts controversial coal mining in Adivasi areas

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2023 18:17 IST - 7 MINS READ On the morning of December 21, Ajay T.G., a documentary filmmaker, and Alok Shukla, the convener of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan—a people’s movement opposing the privatisation of forest resources—were reportedly kidnapped by unidentified individuals. Criticism of the previous Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government over mining clearances and coal deliveries by Adani …

Chhattisgarh: 40 coal blocks in Lemru reserve not to be mined, says Coal ministry
1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 40 coal blocks in Lemru reserve not to be mined, says Coal ministry

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: The Union coal ministry has said that Coal India Limited’s 40 coal blocks in and around the Lemru Elephant Corridor will not be auctioned on the request of the Chhattisgarh government. Nine coal mines falling in dense Hasdeo-Arand coalfields have also been kept out for further rounds of auctions of coal blocks,” a Coal ministry statement said on Thursday. …

Tara block withdrawn from commercial coal mining auction process
1 year, 5 months ago

Tara block withdrawn from commercial coal mining auction process

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR The Union coal ministry has withdrawn the Tara coal block from the commercial mining auction process following objections by the Chhattisgarh government as it falls in an area with 81% forest cover in the state’s Hasdeo Aranya, according to a notice issued by the ministry last Friday. On June 23, the Chhattisgarh government wrote a letter to the central …

No new mining reserves required in Hasdeo, Chhattisgarh tells SC
1 year, 5 months ago

No new mining reserves required in Hasdeo, Chhattisgarh tells SC

Hindustan Times  

Raipur/New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government submitted an affidavit in Supreme Court stating that there is no need to allocate or use any new mining reserve areas for mining in Hasdeo Aranya and the ongoing Parsa East and Kente Basan mine contains a coal deposit of 350 million tonnes, adequate to meet the entire coal demand for the linked power plants …

Chhattisgarh: Tree cutting for coal mining starts in Hasdeo amid protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Tree cutting for coal mining starts in Hasdeo amid protests

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh’s forest department on Monday started felling trees for the second phase of Parsa East Kente Basan coal mine project amid continuing protests by activists and villagers against clearance to coal mines in the state’s biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region. Surguja Collector Kundan Kumar said that the forest department started felling trees in Pendramar-Ghatbarra forest on Tuesday morning for phase …

Explained | The coal mining protests in the Hasdeo Aranya region
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The coal mining protests in the Hasdeo Aranya region

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Hasdeo Aranya forests are called the lungs of Chhattisgarh. Amidst this, on July 26, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a private member resolution urging the Centre to cancel allocation of all coal mining blocks in the ecologically sensitive area. In the given case, the Chhattisgarh Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Centre to …

How are Chhattisgarh’s Adivasis fighting back miners in central India’s densest forest?
2 years, 6 months ago

How are Chhattisgarh’s Adivasis fighting back miners in central India’s densest forest?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST - 10 MINS READ For years, tribal and forest-dwelling communities have opposed mining in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand, one of central India’s most dense forests. Hasdeo’s 23 coal blocks fall under a “No-Go” category listed in a joint study published by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of …

Rajasthan likely to plunge into severe power crisis if coal not provided from Chhattisgarh
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan likely to plunge into severe power crisis if coal not provided from Chhattisgarh

India TV News  

Highlights Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited CMD RK Sharma has said the state may see power crisis Sharma said he met the state officials of Surguja in Chhattisgarh over the crisis "Coal supply only enough till June is left," Sharma said Rajasthan is likely to plunge into a severe power crisis, the state's Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited CMD RK Sharma said …

Centre permits mining in Hasdeo Arand area in Chhattisgarh
3 years ago

Centre permits mining in Hasdeo Arand area in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Despite protests by local residents, the environment ministry has permitted further coal mining in 1,136 hectares of land in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand, one of the last remaining old growth forests in the country. The forest advisory committee of the ministry on December 23 approved a proposal to extend mining in the Parsa East and Kente Basan block owned by the …

The battle against mining in Chhattisgarh
3 years ago

The battle against mining in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Adivasi community in Hasdeo Arand Coalfield, Chhattisgarh, is up in arms against the expansion of coal mining projects that pose a threat to their existence and the rich biodiversity of the region. With conservationists, researchers and activists supporting them, the community has urged the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to overturn the 2019 recommendations for the opening up and expansion …

C’garh to hold public hearings on mining in coal block with 98% forest cover
3 years, 6 months ago

C’garh to hold public hearings on mining in coal block with 98% forest cover

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government will hold public hearings in July in villages around the Kente Extension coal block as part of the process to grant environmental clearance to mining in the forested and biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region, people aware of the matter said. “We are following the TOR of the concerned ministry, and we are bound to do it.” On the …

Five Coal Blocks Falling in Dense Forests of Chhattisgarh Removed from Auction List, 3 New Added
4 years, 4 months ago

Five Coal Blocks Falling in Dense Forests of Chhattisgarh Removed from Auction List, 3 New Added

News 18  

The Ministry of Coal has withdrawn five coal blocks from Chhattaigsarh’s densely forested areas of Hasdeo Arand and Maand from the proposed commercial auctioning list. The Chhattisgarh government had also urged the Centre to reconsider coal blocks included in Hasdeo Arand and Maand forests as they fall in dense forests and are biodiversity-rich areas. On August 1, Union minister for …

Coal mine auction opens up forest stretches
4 years, 6 months ago

Coal mine auction opens up forest stretches

Hindustan Times  

Forty-one coal mines up for auction this time includes fully explored and partially explored mines in states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha. The list of 41 mines suggests that several of them are in biodiversity rich forest areas of central India, including a few in one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest called Hasdeo Arand …

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