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In Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills Where Mine Collapsed, Illegal Coal

Meghalaya has an estimated 5,000 illegal rat-hole mines, mostly in East Jaintia hills. After coal mining was banned in 2014, there was a slowdown in economic activities by 70 per cent.

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Mining affected areas and its impact on …

The water of streams and rivers of all three regions (Jaintia, Khasi and Garo) have been found affected by coal mining. The adverse effects are severe in Jaintia Hills as most of the streams in coal mining …

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Ban of rat hole mining across Meghalaya, India

Coal mining, once the driver of Meghalaya's economy, has been proscribed in the state by the National Green Tribunal since 2014. ... Impulse NGO Network addressed human trafficking and child labour in the rat-hole coal mines of the Jaintia Hills district. INGON filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with the NGT which passed a directive on ...

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Another year, another mining tragedy — why Meghalaya…

In the wake of the accident, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) fined the state government Rs 100 crore for illegal coal mining. Coal stacked up at a mining site in East Jaintia Hills | Praveen Jain | ThePrint. A major revenue generator for the state, coal mining in Meghalaya has also been under the scanner for its impact on local ecology.

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Terror in the Coal Mines of North-East India — …

A worker looks up in a rat-hole coal mine near the Lad Rymbai area in the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya. Image: Arun Sharma/HT via Scroll In. May 30, 2021: Five miners are trapped and feared dead after a …

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A new report calls the bluff on Meghalaya's coal mining ban …

Search and rescue operations were conducted at a coal mine where five miners were trapped in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, in June 2021. Photo: PTI An inventorying exercise, finally

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Jaintia Hills

The Jaintia Hills, part of the Garo-Khasi range, extend across an area of approximately 3,819 square kilometers. The terrain is characterized by undulating hills, deep valleys, and pristine rivers. ... One of the unique aspects of Jaintia Hills' cultural heritage is the ancient practice of coal mining. The hills are known for their rich coal ...

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Over Forty Years of Coal Mining in Meghalaya

However, when coal was discovered in the Jaintia Hills belt a few decades later, in the 1970s private ownership led to rudimentary forms of mining, miners were employed to extract coal in what ever way they could with …

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(PDF) Coal mining in northeast India: an overview of …

Study in Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya, India, M.Sc Thesis, ... Coal-mining activities have well-documented adverse effects on both the environment and human health. Acid mine drainage, a ...

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(PDF) Impact of coal mining on plant diversity and …

Sarma et al. (2010) reported the impact of coal mining on plant diversity and tree population structure in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. Although certain areas have recorded a...

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Meghalaya: In the Jaintia Hills, fear of coal mafia …

In the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya's coal country, where 15 workers have been trapped in an illegal mine since December 13, sports utility vehicles, usually shiny and black, are the conveyance of ...

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Violation of Human Rights in Coal Mining Areas of Jaintia Hills…

In the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya large scale coal mining operation is going on since 1970. In these areas coal is extracted mainly by rat hole mining method. In the rat hole method large scale labours are employed in areas to carry out the mining operation. In doing so huge number of child labours are being engaged specially from Bangladesh and Nepal.

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Meghalaya village turns oasis in coal mine desert

Rat-hole coal mining had sucked the life out of Moolamylliang less than a decade ago. The village in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has now risen like the proverbial phoenix to become a ...

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(PDF) Sustainable Development

Representative soil samples from different land uses (viz., non-mined, coal-mined and 4 years abandoned mining sites) of the three major coal belts viz., Bapung, Sutnga and Khliehriat in Jaintia Hills district show that coal mining has caused the decrease in the soil pH by about one unit compared to the soil free from mining activity where pH ...

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(PDF) IMPACT OF COAL MINE DRAINAGE ON WATER …

The objective of this study was to assess the impact of coal mine drainage on streams of Jaintia hills, Meghalaya, India. The water quality status and microbial distribution and diversity of ...

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Mining Drainages of Jaintia Hills, India

The focus of the current study is to establish a baseline and document the icythiodiversity in the coal mining region in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya. Materials and Methods Description of Study Area The collection of fish and water samples were made at seasonal intervals from the different coal mining sites as well as from areas where there is no ...

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Restoration of Degraded Land in Coal Mine Areas …

Due to extensive coal mining, large areas of Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya has been turned into degraded land, creating unfavourable condition for plant growth.

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(PDF) Impact of Coal Mining on Water Resources and

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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(PDF) Water pollution in coal mining areas of Jantia Hills, …

The unscientific mining of coal without environmental safeguards in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has adversely affected the water resources of the area, leading to streams with a pH of 3–5.

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Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation: A Case Study in …

The mining of coal initiated in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya in early 1970s. Since then the mining has been increasing and the area affected by coal mining is increasing day …

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Unbridled illegal coal mining in Meghalaya despite court ban

A study on the mining-affected areas in Meghalaya highlighted that water streams and rivers of all three hills (Jaintia, Khasi, and Garo) have been affected by …

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19th Katakey panel report establishes illegal coal mining

Shillong, Dec 12: The 19th interim report of retired Judge BP Katakey has reiterated illegal coal mining and transportation in East Jaintia Hills. "The presence of fresh tyre marks of heavy vehicle, which is an admitted position of fact, coupled with the stand of the Deputy Commissioner about the possibility of transportation of fresh coal to that area, …

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Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage Contaminated Water …

The unscientific mining of coal without environmental safeguards in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has adversely affected the water resources of the area, leading to streams with a pH of 3–5. The acidic stream water is not suitable for human use and lacks aquatic life. The prevailing situation demanded immediate neutralization and eco-restoration. …

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Outline map showing the coal mining areas in Jaintia Hills of …

The Jaintia Hills alone have about 40 million tons of coal. There are seven significant coal producing areas in this district where sporadic mining is going on. Of these, Bapung and...

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Genetic Diversity of Free Living Filamentous …

Isolated from a Variety of Coal Mining Areas of Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India Nangkyntiewbor Jungai, Samrat Adhikari* Department of Biotechnology, St. Edmund's College, Shillong, India. [email protected] Abstract: Cyanobacteria are the microscopic photosynthetic cell factories that are known of its ubiquitous

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Illegal coal mining: Meghalaya HC orders transfer of East Jaintia Hills …

The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the immediate transfer of East Jaintia Hills SP Jagpal Dhanoa for his failure to curb illegal coal mining and transportation activities in the district.

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2: Geology of Jaintia Hills district (Geological Survey of …

Download scientific diagram | 2: Geology of Jaintia Hills district (Geological Survey of India, 1974). from publication: Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation: A Case Study in Jaintia Hills District ...

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HOW INRM'S EFFORTS HAVE REJUVENATED STREAMS IN JAINTIA HILLS COAL

Jaintia Hills is a major coal producing area in Meghalaya with an estimated coal reserve of about 40 million tonnes. Sutnga, Lakadong, Musiang-Lamare, Khliehriat, Loksi, Ladrymbai, Rymbai, Byrwai, Chyrmang, Bapung,Jarain, Shkentalang, Lumshnong, Sakynphor etc. are the main coal bearing areas. Extraction of coal in Meghalaya has been done by …

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Sustainable Development

2 Rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India Jaintia hills district lying between 25 5 N - 25 4 N in latitudes and 91 51 E - 92 45 E in longitudes, covering an area of 3819 km2 is one of the seven districts of the state of Meghalaya. It has an international boundary in the south by Bangladesh. The population of the ...

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COAL MINING IMPACT ON LAND USE/LAND COVER IN …

The total deposit of coal in Jaintia Hills district of the state is approximately 40 million tones spreading over patches of different sizes (Sarma, 2005). The mining activities in …

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