SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) dealing with the ban on coal mining is yet to give relief to miners in the state though the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday.During the hearing on coal related issues, NGT asked the Ministry of Environ
Jan 28, 2019· meghalaya coal mine tragedy Meghalaya: SC directs Centre, Assam govt to continue efforts to trace coal mine victims. The order was passed by the top court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri, which posted the matter for next hearing on February 4.
Sep 22, 2014· Indefinite strike in Meghalaya from Tuesday against NGT's coal mining ban; Indefinite strike in Meghalaya from Tuesday against NGT's coal mining ban The NGT had on April 17 issued orders to the state government to immediately stop rat-hole and other illegal coal mining.
Dec 28, 2018· But the reason one sees so many coal-laden trucks on the roads of Meghalaya is because, in at least seven consequent orders, the NGT and then the Supreme Court, hearing petitions by coal-mine owners, allowed the transportation of coal mined prior to .
Supreme Court seeks details from Meghalaya on illegal mines operating there Meghalaya has nearly 640 million tonnes of coal reserves. Large-scale illegal and indiscriminate mining of the coal by ...
The Supreme Court will hear a special leave petition on November 2, which was filed by the Meghalaya State Co-ordination Committee of Coal Owners, Miners and Dealer's Forum challenging an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) where it maintained that the ban on coal mining and transportation of the already mined coal in Meghalaya will continue.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow miners to transport extracted coal lying at various sites in Meghalaya. A bench of Justices A K Sikri, Abdul Nazeer and MR Shah refused to ...
He made the submission in the apex court during a hearing on a petition to lift the ban on coal mining imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) since April 2014. Gonsalves, while making his submissions, focused on the issue of exaggerated coal stock in Meghalaya.
MEGHALAYA. NGT to hear coal mining issue on Aug 9. MEGHALAYA. NGT to hear coal mining issue on Aug 9 SC hearing on July 31. By By Our Reporter On Jul 16, 2018. SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal will meet on August 9 to decide on the coal mining issue. Prior to that, the Supreme Court on July 31 will take up the pending issue of finalising ...
Mar 13, 2019· The Supreme Court hearing coincided with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma informing the 60-member State Assembly that more than 1,000 cases of illegal coal mining .
A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has reported that the ban on illegal rat-hole mining came as a boon for cement and thermal power plants in Meghalaya as they were virtually exempted from paying royalty, taxes, and other levies payable on more than two-third of coal .
Jan 15, 2019· As on May 31 last year, the extracted coal yet to be transported stood at 1,76, 655 metric tonnes. A month after 15 miners got trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya, a group of social activists recently released a citizens' report, urging the Supreme Court to crackdown on coal mining and the coal mafias in the state.
SHILLONG, Oct 19: A massive protest by hundreds of residents from six villages in East Jaintia Hills District on Saturday prevented district authorities from conducting the public hearing on the expansion of limestone mining project of Star Cement at Brichyrnot area under Narpuh Elaka. Protesters including school students carrying placards and banners blocked the road .
The Meghalaya government has maintained in the Supreme Court that it is in favour of regulating coal mining activities in the state. The state government said this in the apex court during a hearing on a petition filed by one Lber Laloo who wanted the ban on coal mining, imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) since April 2014, to be lifted.
During a hearing on a petition to lift the ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, Gonsalves referred to the Kropha Committee report on the availability of coal in the state after the coal mining ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in April 2014.
Apr 26, 2017· Shillong April 26: The hearing of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on ban on coal mining in Meghalaya will be held on Thursday. The NGT held the hearing in Tuesday in New Delhi but fixed another hearing on Thursday where the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, are expected to give their responses on mining guidelines submitted by Meghalaya.
May 15, 2014· Coal Mining Claims Another Region. Like the incredible ecological ruin that is occurring in many of the world's other fossil energy development regions — West ia's mountaintop removal strip mines, the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, and Nigeria's polluted coastal oil drilling region — coal mines are laying waste to Meghalaya.
Mar 25, 2015· NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) will finally pronounce its orders today on transportation of the extracted coal as well as reopening of coal mining in the state of Meghalaya after three days of hearing and deliberation on the matter. "The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has heard all parties on the ban and after three days will provide its set of new orders to be carried out ...
3. Meghalaya activist claims coal mafia-police nexus. The Hindu. [click to view] 4. Coal is a big contributor of Meghalaya's economy. [click to view] 6. National Green Tribunal report dated April 17, 2014 banning rat hole coal mining in Meghalaya. [click to view] 8. Detailed report of the condition of coal mines in Meghalaya [click to view] 7.
Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to deposit Rs 100 crore fine for illegal coal mining The National Green Tribunal had fined the Meghalaya government on January 4. During the hearing, the state government had admitted that a large number of mines were operating illegally in the northeastern state.
Nov 14, 2018· Telegraph India reported that the Supreme Court will conduct a final hearing on issues related to coal mining in Meghalaya on December 4. It deferred its order regarding pleas for allowing ...
Interview | Agnes Kharshiing, the Woman Meghalaya's Coal Mafia Tried to Silence "That village, Ksan, where the mine collapsed on more than 13 labourers, is an example of how wrong things are."
Jan 15, 2019· The forum alleged collusions between the state government and the illegal coal miners wherein the courts and the NGT were misled on several occasions on the total amount of extracted coal waiting to be transported. The Supreme Court has also rapped the Meghalaya government for failing to curb illegal mining and has asked it to file an affidavit.
The Supreme Court will conduct a final hearing on issues related to coal mining in Meghalaya on December 4. It deferred its order regarding pleas for allowing transportation of extracted and assessed coal. There are at least five petitions before a bench of the apex court on the coal-mining issue.