Assam MP seeks probe into illegal coal mining. 'Widespread illegal coal mining, trading and transportation of coal using fake documents has been going on in Assam'. Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi demanded in Parliament on Tuesday that the Centre send an interministerial factfinding team to probe "largescale illegal coal mining" in Upper Assam.
The government recently suspended coal mining in Arunachal Pradesh on the suspicion of illegal miners supporting extremists in the state. The NamchikNamphuk coalfield was allocated to the Arunachal Pradesh Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd (APMDTCL) on October 28 2003 by the Coal .
May 06, 2020· Dibrugarh/Guwahati, May 6 (PTI) The Assam forest department has slapped a penalty of Rs crore on PSU major Coal India Ltd for carrying out illegal mining inside a reserve forest for 16 years from 2003, officials said on Wednesday.
May 31, 2020· When asked about the steps taken to curb illegal mining, Patowary said, "We do not think there is any illegal rathole coal mining in Assam." However, Patowary had on November 30, 2019 informed the Assam Assembly that illegal mining and transportation of coal was going on in the state, but the state government did not show any leniency and was ...
To jog one's memory, the NamchikNamphuk coalfield was allocated to the Arunachal Pradesh Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd (APMDTCL) on October 28, 2003 by the coal ministry.
However, illegal coal mining is also rampant in the abovementioned belt. The price of legal coal in Margherita is Rs 12,000 per tonne as against Rs 6,000 per tonne for illegally mined coal in Arunachal Pradesh. The procedure is to collect GST at a fixed rate per tonne of coal purchased from Coal India Ltd and supply it with valid documents.
Nov 04, 2020· The tribal community alleges that there have been many instances of illegal mining and they are yet to get respite from the ills of mining. One of India's most important rainforests, the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam has become a battleground for communities and cheap coal .
Illegal coal mining is widespread in Jharkhand, India's largest coal producer state. Though most of the mining is done by huge multinational companies, there is also a lot of mining that takes place illegally. An estimated 7,20,000 tonnes of coal is smuggled every year in the state.
Mar 18, 2021· The Leader of Opposition had alleged that illegal coal mining is still taking place in violation of MMDR Act, 1957 and complete violation of the NGT ban. (Representational image) Shillong: The Lokayukta has directed the Meghalaya government to recommend a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe to nab the "mastermind" of the illegal ...
Arunachal Pradesh to Resume Coal Mining After Seven Years. The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, lifted the suspension from NamchikNamphuk, the lone coalfield in the state.
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 " 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.
Illegal coal mining in arunachal pradesh arunachal pradesh coal mining may 22 2013 has threatened to launch an agitation if the authorities fail to stop illegal arunachal asks centre to withdraw coal arunachal pradesh has pleaded the centre to review and withdraw the suspension order on mining operation and disposal of coal at namchik.
Apr 26, 2021· Kolkata, Apr 26 (PTI) A government policy on project financing in coal mining is on the anvil to support development of private commercial mining in the country amid increasing opposition to back such projects over environmental concerns globally, an official said on Monday.
Coal India Chief General Manager A K Bora said three to four rakes of coal "illegally" extracted and/or stolen from Coal India leasehold areas were being sent to other states by some traders by taking advantage of Arunachal Pradesh's mining rules. Bora said several FIRs had been lodged with the police regarding the thefts and other illegalities.
Brushing aside allegations of the existence of coal syndicates and illegal rathole coal mining, the Assam government on Saturday said that only Coal India Ltd ... the trucks that are seized by the CID regularly for smuggling the mineral illegally are from the neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh.
ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government decided to resume coal mining in the state, which has been suspended since May, 2012 after a direction by the Centre following involvement of insurgent groups in the extraction process, officials said here on Tuesday. The Supreme Court in a recent judgement lifted the suspension from NamchikNamphuk ...