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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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Northeast Region A Storehouse Of Critical Minerals, Centre Seeks To Unlock It
The government has identified several areas in the northeast region enriched with critical and strategic minerals which are important for clean energy transition, digital infrastructure and defence manufacturing, according to the GSI.
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Ensure Livelihoods First To Stop Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that without making alternative livelihood for coal mining workers, it is not possible for the state government to completely stop illegal coal mining and transportation.
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Coal Mining To Resume In Meghalaya After 9 Years, Says Chief Minister
Coal mining is set to resume in Meghalaya after nine years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday.
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Court Rejects Meghalaya's "Grandiose" Plan To Tackle Illegal Coal Mining
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to modify its "rather grandiose plan" to deploy 21,600 CRPF personnel to check illegal coal mining in 12 districts.
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Armed Cops Must Be Deployed To Stop Illegal Mining In Meghalaya: Court
The Meghalaya High Court said it is necessary to call in the central armed police forces (CAPF) to stop the illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state. The court said this while hearing a PIL on Tuesday.
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Meghalaya One Step Away From Scientific Coal Mining: Chief Minister Sangma
Meghalaya is one step away from carrying out scientific mining after the Ministry of Coal approved the geological reports sent by four miners from the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial assembly polls.
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45,000 Tonnes Illegally Mined Coal Seized In Meghalaya
Total 45,000 tonnes of illegally mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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2 Bodies Spotted By Navy Divers In Meghalaya Mine, Says Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that divers of Indian Navy, who are engaged in search and rescue operation at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, have spotted two bodies.
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5 Trapped for 14 Days in Meghalaya Mine, Navy Joins Rescue Efforts
The Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophisticated machine in 2019, on Sunday joined operations to rescue five miners trapped for 14 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state.
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5 Feared Trapped In Meghalaya Mine For 12 Days, Navy Called For Help
The Meghalaya government has sought help from the Indian Navy as the rescue operation for trapped miners inside an illegal coal mine hasn't made any headway so far.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
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4000 Tonnes Of Coal Washed Away By Rain? Meghalaya Minister Sparks Row
Days after the Meghalaya High Court pulled up the state after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal 'disappeared' from two coal depots in Rajaju and Diengngan villages, a minister of the state has come up with a bizarre explanation.
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Northeast Region A Storehouse Of Critical Minerals, Centre Seeks To Unlock It
The government has identified several areas in the northeast region enriched with critical and strategic minerals which are important for clean energy transition, digital infrastructure and defence manufacturing, according to the GSI.
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Ensure Livelihoods First To Stop Illegal Coal Mining: Meghalaya Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that without making alternative livelihood for coal mining workers, it is not possible for the state government to completely stop illegal coal mining and transportation.
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Coal Mining To Resume In Meghalaya After 9 Years, Says Chief Minister
Coal mining is set to resume in Meghalaya after nine years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday.
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Court Rejects Meghalaya's "Grandiose" Plan To Tackle Illegal Coal Mining
The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to modify its "rather grandiose plan" to deploy 21,600 CRPF personnel to check illegal coal mining in 12 districts.
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Armed Cops Must Be Deployed To Stop Illegal Mining In Meghalaya: Court
The Meghalaya High Court said it is necessary to call in the central armed police forces (CAPF) to stop the illegal mining and transportation of coal in the state. The court said this while hearing a PIL on Tuesday.
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Meghalaya One Step Away From Scientific Coal Mining: Chief Minister Sangma
Meghalaya is one step away from carrying out scientific mining after the Ministry of Coal approved the geological reports sent by four miners from the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Tuesday, ahead of the crucial assembly polls.
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45,000 Tonnes Illegally Mined Coal Seized In Meghalaya
Total 45,000 tonnes of illegally mined coal was seized in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district after the high court pulled up the state government for its failure to check illegal mining, officials said on Friday.
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Third Body Fished Out Of Flooded Illegal Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine
Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.
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2 Bodies Spotted By Navy Divers In Meghalaya Mine, Says Chief Minister
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that divers of Indian Navy, who are engaged in search and rescue operation at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, have spotted two bodies.
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5 Trapped for 14 Days in Meghalaya Mine, Navy Joins Rescue Efforts
The Navy, which was able to pull out three bodies from a flooded mine in Meghalaya using a sophisticated machine in 2019, on Sunday joined operations to rescue five miners trapped for 14 days in another such illegal coal mine in the state.
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5 Feared Trapped In Meghalaya Mine For 12 Days, Navy Called For Help
The Meghalaya government has sought help from the Indian Navy as the rescue operation for trapped miners inside an illegal coal mine hasn't made any headway so far.
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5 Still Trapped In Meghalaya Mine As Rise In Water Level Hits Rescue Work
The water level inside a coal mine where five miners remain trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district has risen by about 1 metre from the previously recorded depth due to heavy rainfall, impacting rescue efforts, an official said Friday.
