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Open-cast coal mining at Dehing Patkai. (Express Photo by Debojit Moran) AS PROTESTS intensify over the prospect of a Coal India subsidiary getting clearance to mine inside Assam's Dihing Patkai elephant reserve, an expert member who inspected the site on behalf of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has asked the environment ministry to amend the minutes of the last NBWL meeting so that ...

The Assam government on Monday decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary into a national park amid a controversy over allowing coal mining inside its area.

May 27, 2020· The Assam forest department had, in last month, slapped a penalty of Rs 43.25 crore on PSU major Coal India Ltd for carrying out "illegal mining" inside the reserve forest for 16 years from 2003. In a meeting in April, 2020, it was decided that a site specific mine reclamation plan in consultation with the Assam government has to be submitted ...

Raniganj was the very first coalfield in India where coal mining started during the East India Company i.e. in the year 1774. The article will talk about major coalfields in India. Candidates will get the list of Important coal mines in India along with their prominent features and location.

Apr 29, 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. 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 ...

Coal mining underway in Assam elephant reserve before wildlife board clearance: RTI query The National Board of Wild Life allowed Coal India Limited (CIL) to conduct opencast coal mining in 98.59 ...

NBWL allows coal mine in part of Assam's elephant reserve ... reserve forest land that is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve be used for opencast coal mining by North-Eastern Coal Field of ...

Assam orders judicial probe into illegal coal mining in Dehing Patkai A release from the Chief Minister's Office on Saturday said that the committee — headed by Brajendra Prasad Katakey, a retired justice of the Gauhati High Court —would "investigate the allegations against coal mining in .

An order from the office of the General Manager, NEC, said: "All mining operations in North Eastern Coalfields, Coal India Limited, Margherita are hereby temporarily suspended w.e.f. 03.06.2020." The NEC has two existing open cast coal mining projects — one in Tirap Colliery in Arunachal Pradesh and the other in Tikok Colliery in Assam.

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 ...

Following social media outrage against allowing coal mining at Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed environment & forests minister Parimal Suklabaidya to visit the sanctuary for taking stock of the ground situation. Chief minister Sonowal said the Government of Assam is committed to protect the environment and biodiversity of [.]

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 ore, glass sand, sillimanite, granite etc. are the main economic minerals of Assam. Out of these, coal & limestone are already being mined in Assam ...

May 28, 2020· Assam won't allow opencast coal mining in Dehing Patkai: forest minister. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had ordered Suklabaidya, who is the forest minister, to visit Saleki, which is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve, to conduct a field survey on the backdrop of protests against coal mining inside the forest. PTI; May 28, 2020 ...

Jun 29, 2020· One is on social media and the other on the streets of Margherita town in Assam. One is to save the environment and wildlife and the other to save Coal India Limited (CIL) and the livelihood of around 2,000 people. Amid the protests Coal India has come under the scanner for alleged illegal mining for over 10 years now. THE CAUSE CELEBRE

May 19, 2020· Amazon Of The East In Danger, Coal Mining Approved In Assam's Only Rainforest, Dehing Patkai. 5 min read 7.3 K Shares. Shreya Chauhan Updated on May 19, 2020, 12:26 IST. Highlights. Guwahati University students started an online campaign to save the only rainforest in Assam, the 'Amazon of the East' - Dehing Patkai.

The protestors have urged the Prime Minister of India, the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India, the Chief Minister of Assam and the NBWL to stop any current and future coal mining project in Saleki and the whole of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve, stating that legal and illegal coal extraction is having and will have ...

Jul 18, 2020· Guwahati: To investigate into the alleged illegal coal mining and destruction of biodiversity in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal constituted a one-man inquiry commission on Saturday.. Former Gauhati High Court Judge Brajendra Prasad Katakey will head the inquiry commission which will investigate all the alleged cases relating to the wildlife sanctuary ...

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.

May 27, 2020· At a time when a social media campaign in Assam against the Centre's approval for coal mining around the Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve is gathering steam and the Assam .

May 20, 2020· GUWAHATI: Former Assam chief minister, Tarun Gogoi has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the recent decision of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) permitting open cast mining of coal at Saleki proposed reserve forest, which is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve in Upper Assam.

An environment activist has alleged that the North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) has been carrying out illegal coal mining inside Dehing Patkai elephant reserve in Assam's Tinsukia district.

Jun 13, 2020· Thousands gathered at Margherita town in Assam's Tinsukia district and demanded to protect North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), Coal India and Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary. The North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a Coal India Limited (CIL) subsidiary, has announced the temporary suspension of all its mining operations.

May 24, 2020· Also read: NBWL nod for coal mining in Assam elephant reserve. A drone video shot by one of the green NGOs pointed to large-scale denudation of the Naphai Reserve Forest within the elephant reserve.

Guwahati: Assam government on Monday decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary into a national park amid an ongoing row over allowing coal mining within its jurisdiction.
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