Guwahati, Assam: On 30 April, 25 labourers reached Nagaon at 3 am. For two days, they had walked a little less than 134 kilometers from 3 Kilo, a coal mining town in Assam's Dima Hasao district ...
May 27, 2020· Coal mining in Tikak OCP predates Indian independence when it was mined by AR&T Company. Post nationalization of coal mines in 1973, the collieries operating in Assam were transferred to CIL for a lease period of 30 years till April 2003. At that time the concept of mandatory forestry clearance prior to coal mining was not in vogue.
Jun 05, 2020· At a time when social media in Assam is buzzing with campaigns against a green signal by the National Board of Wildlife for coal mining in a part of a wildlife sanctuary in the state's Tinsukia ...
Official sources wishing anonymity told The Assam Tribune that illegal coal syndicates had been running parallel to the legal mining operations conducted in the region by the North Eastern Coalfields of Coal India Limited, a Central PSU, since 1973.. According to sources, the extent of the illegal mining would be larger than the area covered under legal mining.
May 25, 2020· "The NBWL's approval to coal mining at Saleki in Dehing-Patkai Elephant Reserve is an anti-Assam decision on the part of the Central government. Such a decision will encourage illegal coal mining in the upper Assam districts. "After coming to power at Dispur, the BJP-led government made public its avowed stand on zero tolerance against corruption.
No mining should have been allowed to carry out until the lease was granted yet it continued allegedly. No action was however taken until recently as of May, 2020 when the Assam Forest Department levied a fine of Rs 432.5 million on Coal India Limited for illegal mining in the reserve forest.
Apr 24, 2020· "The Assam Forest Department has completely failed in protecting the biodiversity of the State and has allowed all illegal mining of coal, stone, sand, etc., violating all rules and regulations.
May 31, 2020· "In Assam, coal mining is allowed only by the CIL, which is a PSU. "However, in the neighbouring states, the entire coal sector is with private parties," Patowary said. The existence of coal syndicates in the state has come to the fore with the seizure of hundreds of trucks for smuggling coal …
Guwahati, May 20 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday ordered Environment and Forests Minister Parimal Suklabaidya to visit Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to conduct a field survey in the backdrop of a huge outrage against coal mining inside the forest.
"The Assam Forest Department has completely failed in protecting the biodiversity of the State and has allowed all illegal mining of coal, stone, sand, etc., violating all rules and regulations. It is obvious that there is a corrupt nexus in operation and the State Forest Minister has become a mute spectator," Green activist Rohit Choudhury ...
Dibrugarh/Guwahati: The Assam forest department has slapped a penalty of Rs 43.25 crore on PSU major Coal India Ltd for carrying out "illegal mining" inside a reserve forest for 16 years from 2003, officials said on Wednesday. The forest department has also filed an FIR at the Sub-Divisional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Margherita in Tinsukia district against officials responsible for ...
D uring the fourth phase of India's Covid-19-induced lockdown, the Eco Club of Gauhati University started a hashtag, #SaveDehingPatkai, on social media.The campaign was aimed at spreading awareness about the future of the Assam elephant sanctuary after a recommendation was made by the National Board for Wild Life on 7 April to allow coal mining in it.
May 21, 2020· Amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown, stakeholders in Assam have shrilled their protests both on the streets and on social media platforms against the Centre's decision to permit mining of coal in the state's Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.
Feb 25, 2008· Tipong Colliery is in Upper Assam in India and has a 2.5km narrow gauge steam railway. This is a candidate for inclusion in our forthcoming 'Black Diamond Ex...
How deep is the coal mining scam in Assam? The BJP-led state government must not only realise the ecological fragility of the Dehing-Patkai Elephant Reserve but also swiftly act to stop any ...
May 25, 2020· At a time when social media in Assam is buzzing with campaigns against a green signal by the National Board of Wildlife for coal mining in a part of a wildlife sanctuary in the state's Tinsukia ...
Tirap Gaon, Ledo also known as Tirap Colliery, is a small village in Margherita Tehsil in Tinsukia District of north-eastern state Assam, India.It is located around 3 km away from nearest town Ledo, 11 km away from sub-divisional town Margherita and 60 km away from district headquarter Tinsukia.Tirap Gaon is connected to Makum by National Highway 38 (old numbering).
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May 15, 2014· "The state has a vested interest in allowing the continuance of rat hole mining," said Patricia Mukhim, the Shillong Times editor, in an email message to Circle of Blue. "Unless there is a centrally appointed oversight committee to oversee the implementation of the ban it will be difficult to see the end of rat hole mining in Jaintia ...
Assam is known for its petroleum and natural gas reserves, coal, limestone and minor minerals; Meghalaya has established coal and limestone mining industries. Despite their economic importance, the mining industry in the northeast has been systemically plagued by a multitude of challenges.
The title of the Ph.D thesis is "COAL MINING INDUSTRY IN ASSAM: A STUDY OF TINSUKIA DISTRICT, 1865-1940". It is a micro study of coal mining in Assam to investigate historically the various phases of development and its impact. In this regard, from the theoretical aspects of the study it has been tried to analyze the British
Jun 02, 2020· Though Assam is located in the northeast of the country and it is famous for its wildlife and archaeological sites as well as tea plantations, but in the last financial year, Assam has stepped up in the production of Coal as well, as it produced 0.664 million tons in the last financial year and has a total coal reserve of around 515 million, which is huge for any state and thus Assam makes ...
May 23, 2020· In their memorandum, the organisations said coal mining in the ecologically sensitive protected area in Assam would threaten the rights of the …
GUWAHATI: The Division Bench of Gauhati High Court accepted the Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in connection with coal mining in the Dehing Patkai forest in Assam and gave the next date of hearing for the same in July. Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, state, Coal India and other stakeholders after taking up a suo motu case against coal mining in the Dehing ...
Mar 04, 2019· The mine was recently shut down following a state government order banning illegal coal mining and a provisional ban on licensed mining activity, police said. The victims, hailing from upper Assam, have been identified as Jiten Tanti (40), Krishna …
The State of Assam covers an area of 78,438 sq.kms. It is full of natural bounties and rich in every aspect of nature including mineral wealth. Minerals: The Directorate of Geology & Mining, Assam carried out extensive geological exploration works to identify the potential mineral deposits of Assam. Coal, cement grade limestone,china clay, iron ...
Assam Hydrocarbon & Energy Company Ltd The Website design follows an integrated approach with the entire department and its sub-organisations form an Integrated Portal. This option provides the details of the sub organisations and links to their respective websites.
May 26, 2020· A proposal for coal mining by the North-Eastern Coalfields (NECF), a unit of government-run Coal India Ltd (CIL), inside Assam's Dehing Patkai elephant reserve was granted approval by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) on April 24, 2020, despite a Rs 43.25 crore penalty imposed on CIL by the Assam forest department.