Over Forty Years of Coal Mining in Meghalaya
2016. Bans on coal mining have been implemented in two tribal majority states in India's north-east frontier; Nagaland and Meghalaya. In Nagaland the state government imposed the ban in an attempt to capture control of coal …
Assam: Five illegal coal miners from Meghalaya arrested in …
The apprehended miners were identified as Subedar N. Sangma, Ajoy M. Sangma, Danen Sangma, Stik Momin, and Jaan Marak, all hailing from Meghalaya. The …
(PDF) 'RAT-HOLE' MINING AND THE 'NGT' BAN: …
The 'Rat-hole' mining in Meghalaya with its distinct character and the imposition of 'NGT' ban since early 2014, is giving rise to an altogether different dynamics to mining scenario and ...
Meghalaya mine collapse: A brief timeline of rescue operation …
December 13: Miners hailing from the East Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya and Assam had started working in the mine from 8 am. In the evening, water gushed in from the nearby Lytein river and flooded the mine. After reaching the bottom of the pit, the miners entered the horizontal manholes, often termed as 'rat-holes', as each just …
No trace of Meghalaya miners, rescue team begins pumping …
The fate of the miners, who are trapped inside a flooded coalmine in Ksan village, about 130 km from Meghalaya's capital Shillong, for the last 20 days still remains unknown.
Trapped Meghalaya miners: SC questions the need to go on …
Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one 'last-ditch effort' A Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and S. Abdul Nazeer said there would be only ...
Meghalaya's rat hole traps
As efforts are under way to reach 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya since December 13, the tragedy puts the spotlight on the dark underbelly of coal mining in the State ...
Rat-Hole Mining
Rat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, prevalent in Meghalaya. The term "rat hole" refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just large enough for one person to descend and extract coal. Once the pits are dug, miners descend using ropes or bamboo ladders to reach the coal seams.
Rescue operation in Meghalaya LIVE: 'Water level same as …
7:36 pm IST. Water level same as yesterday: NDRF official on Meghalaya rescue op. 15 miners are trapped in the flooded rat-hole Ksan coal mines in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13.(AFP)
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2 Meghalaya Miners Found Dead From Landslide-Hit Illegal …
The bodies of two Meghalaya coal miners out of three who were feared dead after an illegal mine collapse in Assam's Tinsukia were recovered on Saturday, the Ri Bhoi superintendent of police informed. The bodies of two miners from Meghalaya's Ri …
Meghalaya coal miners: Rescue operation enters 4th week, …
The operation to rescue 15 people who are trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has entered the fourth week but the trapped miner are yet to be traced. The 15 coal miners are trapped inside a 370-feet deep illegal coal mine at Lumthari village since December 13.
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF MEGHALAYA: Meghalaya is endowed with sizeable deposits of a number of valuable minerals. Coal, limestone, uranium, granite, kaolin, clay and glass sand …
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: India's hero 'rat hole miners' …
Most coal mining in India takes place in northeastern Meghalaya state, home to some of the country's largest coal deposits, amounting to more than 576 million metric tons. ... Two "rat miners ...
Coal generates revenue for Meghalaya, but at what cost
PREMIUM In a photograph dated January 29, 2013, miners keep warm by a fire inside a deep mine shaft near Rymbai village in Meghalaya.(AFP) The coal seams are thin, ranging from 30 to 212 ...
Facing difficulties in rescuing miners: Govt to SC on Meghalaya …
The rat-hole mine, atop a hillock fully covered with trees in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, was flooded when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it, trapping 15 miners. Rat-hole mining involves digging of narrow tunnels, usually three-four feet high, for workers to enter and extract coal.
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Mining and Geology Department Profile | Meghalaya …
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Body of one of 15 trapped Meghalaya miners found by …
Indian Navy's underwater remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) captured the image of a human body in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya, where 15 miners have been trapped since December 13.
Assam: Five illegal coal miners from Meghalaya arrested in …
The apprehended miners were identified as Subedar N. Sangma, Ajoy M. Sangma, Danen Sangma, Stik Momin, and Jaan Marak, all hailing from Meghalaya. The operation was led by Lekhapani Range Officer Parishmita Neog after receiving information about the illegal extraction of coal through rat-hole mining.
Rescue efforts on in Meghalaya 15 miners still untraced
Shillong, July 12: The fate of the 15 labourers trapped inside a coal mine in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district since last week remained unknown till tonight though personnel of the National Disaster Response Force worked overtime to rescue any possible survivors.
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Rat hole mining: banned practice saves 41 lives from the …
Miners from Meghalaya, experienced in cramped and closed spaces, used the side-cutting technique to manually dig a 15m passage to rescue the trapped labourers. ... GOLD 76,400.00 + 676.00. SILVER ...
Why Meghalaya struggles to prevent Illegal coal mining
Even though the government of Meghalaya has initiated the process of coal mining in a legalised manner after an order from the Supreme Court of India almost two years ago, the recent case of five miners getting trapped in a rat-hole mine in East Jaintia Hills district is indicative of the fact that the state has a long way to go before it can end illegal coal mining.
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Meghalaya mines: Death traps in rat holes
One of India's smallest states Meghalaya (population 2.6 million) has 3,394 coal mine owners and is now plagued with illegal and unregulated mines, which are becoming death traps for the young workers ... 2018 and 25 days later on January 7, 2019, there was still no sign of the bodies of the 17 miners (Officially 15) including Manik and ...
Exclusive: How labours struggle inside Meghalaya's killer …
Barely 25 km from where at least 15 miners are feared dead after floodwaters gushed in on December 13, this young worker has just clawed into a similar rat-hole mine. ... Poverty-stricken miners like him dig Meghalaya's rat-hole mines almost every day for 10 hours. Remember, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned the practice in 2014. But an ...
Mining in India's Northeast
Though the hugely lucrative coal mining industry has been banned since April 2014, the Government of Meghalaya has given 16 leases to mine limestone reserves in the state. 68 percent of the limestone mined is used by …
Meghalaya's black holes: Unregulated rat-hole …
The attack on an activist in a coal belt in India's northeast frontier state of Meghalaya has spotlighted the issue of ecological degradation from "rat hole mining" and the outlawed activities continuing in defiance of a ban on this …