23-6-2020· 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 ...
The NGT will conduct a hearing on the interim ban on rat-hole coal mining and transportation of coal, alleged presence of child labourers in the coal mines, and the July 6, 2012, incident in South Garo Hills where 15 miners were reportedly trapped in a mine. Earlier, the hearing was supposed to be held at the State Convention Centre, Shillong.
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 Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had called for a stay on the cutting of trees in the , Meghalaya Government has finally banned rat-hole coal mining and transportation of coal throughout the State today in compliance of the order of the National Green Tribunal , taken by the state on the Kaziranga stretch of the NH-37 and present a report on the next date of hearing ...
3-5-2019· SHILLONG: The Supreme Court will continue the hearing on coal case on Friday. Due to the urgency involved in the coal matter, the appeals filed by Meghalaya against NGT order imposing a complete ban on coal mining, appointment of Katoki Committee and imposition of fine of Rs 100 crore were being heard by the court on almost day today basis.
The apex court ban comes a day after India Today's special investigative team exposed the dark side of rat-hole mining in Meghalaya. Referring to the India Today report, the court said illegal mining of coal is still on despite the ban by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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.
Meghalaya government has been seeking time since 2014, to allow transportation of coal despite NGT ban on rat hole mining All India Reported by A Vaidyanathan , Ratnadip Choudhury , Edited by ...
Pic file photo. Shillong, Oct 5: The Supreme Court has set November 12 as the final hearing on the ongoing ban on coal mining imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Meghalaya. The order was passed during the hearing on the matter held in New Delhi on Friday. Sources informed that the apex court has fixed November 12 as the final hearing date on the matter.
Shillong, April 27: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has postponed the hearing on coal mining ban in Meghalaya to next month. Sources said that the hearing will be held on May 30. Earlier the Supreme Court on September 21 last year allowed transportation of extracted coal already assessed in Meghalaya from October 1, 2016, to May 31 this year.
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had called for a stay on the cutting of trees in the , Meghalaya Government has finally banned rat-hole coal mining and transportation of coal throughout the State today in compliance of the order of the National Green Tribunal , taken by the state on the Kaziranga stretch of the NH-37 and present a report on the next date of hearing ...
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.
In a big blow to the mining lobby in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court today refused to give more time to mine owners to transport the coal already extracted. The top court hauled up the Meghalaya ...
Citizens’ report urges halt on coal mining in Meghalaya January 14, 2019 A group of social activists on Sunday released two volumes of a citizens’ report urging the Supreme Court that coal mining in Meghalaya be stopped completely and other forms of energy, which are climate-friendly but need investment, be promoted.
30-11-2017· 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…
SHILLONG, May 29: The highly anticipated hearing on the ban on unscientific coal mining in Meghalaya was deferred by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday which rescheduled the hearing to July 27 next.
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.
Four miners die of suffocation in Megahalaya coal mine. Four miners have died of suffocation inside hazardous rat-hole coal pits in a remote mining area near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district and another was crushed in a quarry, officials said on Saturday. Oct 12, 2013, 13:35 PM IST
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.
Since 2014 ban, NGT teams report illegal mining in Meghalaya, local officials say no way to check if coal is old or new. When the NGT ban was ordered, Meghalaya’s annual coal production was nearly 6 …
The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had called for a stay on the cutting of trees in the , Meghalaya Government has finally banned rat-hole coal mining and transportation of coal throughout the State today in compliance of the order of the National Green Tribunal , taken by the state on the Kaziranga stretch of the NH-37 and present a report on the next date of hearing ...
Citizens’ report urges halt on coal mining in Meghalaya January 14, 2019 A group of social activists on Sunday released two volumes of a citizens’ report urging the Supreme Court that coal mining in Meghalaya be stopped completely and other forms of energy, which are climate-friendly but need investment, be promoted.
30-11-2017· 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…
Today Ngt Hearing In Coal Mining Meghalaya. 20181228final hearing on coal mining, sc sets 12 nov pic file photohillong, oct 5 the supreme court has set november 12 as the final hearing on the ongoing ban on coal mining imposed by the national green tribunal ngt in meghalaya.
In 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had banned rat-hole coal mining. (Source: Meghalaya Police) Even as 13 miners trapped by the flooding of an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya are presumed dead, the Union Coal Ministry has before it a formal proposal sent by the Meghalaya government seeking a way around a mining ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT…
SC order revoking NGT ban on coal mining should be seen holistically: Meghalaya CM Speaking on the occasion Sangma said, “It goes to the whole level of telling the whole nation that our rights are unique, our people are unique and the traditional laws that we've had must be recognized”.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to lift the interim ban on mining in Meghalaya in a hearing on March 25. On April 17 last year, it had issued an interim order to stop rat-hole coal mining across Meghalaya.It had also warned against illegal transportation of the mineral.
GUWAHATI: The Meghalaya government will soon set up a group of ministers to examine the four-year-old ban by National Green Tribunal (NGT) on rat-hole coal mining, which was the source of ...
accident coal mining. The accident happened despite the fact that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had banned mining in Meghalaya — particularly 'rat-hole' mining which is a primitive and hazardous method of mining for coal, with tunnels that are only 3-4 feet in diameter.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today refused to revoke its interim order banning the rat-hole coal mining ban in Meghalaya, but has permitted the extracted coal to be transported.
