coal mining in jaintia hills

(DOC) COAL MINING AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT IN JAINTIA
COAL MINING AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT IN JAINTIA HILLS {Paper presented at North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC), Guwahati, on 3rd October 2012} Coal is an important mineral resource of Meghalaya. It is estimated that there are about 640 million tonnes of coal reserves in Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills.
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Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation: A Case Study in ...
2008-11-13 · IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON VEGETATION: A CASE STUDY IN JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA, INDIA I Acknowledgements I express my profound indebtedness to my revered teachers Dr. S.P.S. Kushwaha, Head, Forestry and Ecology Division, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun and Dr. Y.A. Hussin, ITC, The
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Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills ...
@misc{etde_6445576, title = {Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya (north-east India) undergoing natural recovery} author = {Lyngdoh, T, Tripathi, R S, and Das, A K} abstractNote = {The present study on vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils undergoing natural recovery was conducted to determine whether the vegetation development
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An Exploratory Study of Health and Livelihood Conditions ...
2020-4-3 · Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya is endowed with rich reserves of mineral resources. The process of coal extraction in artisanal and small-scale mining of the region is primitive, unscientific, haphazard, unchecked, absence of safety gear and illegal. Digging of coal in these areas has been carried out manually in the small deposits with no mechanisation. The
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mining in jaintia hills - ra-huerth.de
2020-9-27 · Coal Mining Has Been Reopened in India’s Meghalaya but . Dec 24 2019 · A crane lifts miners out of the shaft of a coal mine as workers break for lunch near the village of Latyrke near Lad Rymbai in the district of East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya India on April 13. More Detail Despite the tragedy rathole mining in the Jaintia Hills
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Acid drainage from coal mining: Effect on paddy soil and ...
2017-4-1 · In the recent past, coal mining has led to major changes in land use: most of the productive arable land has gradually been affected by the mining. In the Jaintia hills the mined land increased from 3.26% to 11.2% of the total area between 1975 and 2007, while the land under agriculture decreased from 2.65% to 1.43% (Sarma et al., 2010).
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Mining affected areas and its impact on livelihoods ...
2021-4-27 · The water of streams and rivers of all three regions (Jaintia, Khasi and Garo) have been found affected by coal mining. The adverse effects are severe in Jaintia Hills as most of the streams in coal mining areas have become highly acidic. However, in Garo Hills, only a few rivers or stretches of rivers have turned acidic due to coal mining.
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An Introduction to Rat-hole Mining | Environics Trust
2019-2-20 · On December 2018, the collapse of coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, trapping at least 15 workers who were still missing and are feared dead, has thrown the spotlight on the “rat-hole mining.” Although banned, it remains the only procedure of
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coal mining in jaintia hills
Despite the tragedy rat hole mining in the Jaintia Hills . 2 ensp 0183 ensp Second the sizeable coal deposits in the State mostly in the Jaintia Hills occur in horizontal seams only a few feet high that run through the hills which is why rat hole mining is The coal deposits in the state occur along the southern fring e of Shillong plateau distributed in Khasi Hills Garo Hills and Jaintia Hills ...
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coal mining in jaintia hills
Despite the tragedy rat hole mining in the Jaintia Hills . 2 ensp 0183 ensp Second the sizeable coal deposits in the State mostly in the Jaintia Hills occur in horizontal seams only a few feet high that run through the hills which is why rat hole mining is The coal deposits in the state occur along the southern fring e of Shillong plateau distributed in Khasi Hills Garo Hills and Jaintia Hills ...
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Impact of Coal Mining on Vegetation: A Case Study in ...
2008-11-13 · IMPACT OF COAL MINING ON VEGETATION: A CASE STUDY IN JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA, INDIA I Acknowledgements I express my profound indebtedness to my revered teachers Dr. S.P.S. Kushwaha, Head, Forestry and Ecology Division, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun and Dr. Y.A. Hussin, ITC, The
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COAL MINING IMPACT ON LAND USE/LAND COVER IN
2009-4-14 · The total deposit of coal in Jaintia Hills district of the state is approximately 40 million tones spreading over patches of different sizes (Sarma, 2005). The mining activities in the district are controlled by individual owners of the land. Coal extraction in the state is done by primitive sub-surface mining method
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(PDF) Coal mining impacting water quality and aquatic ...
The paper appreciates coal mining laws and policies applied by National Green Tribunal to ban traditional, artisanal and rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya (a state in India) in an ...
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Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills ...
@misc{etde_6445576, title = {Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya (north-east India) undergoing natural recovery} author = {Lyngdoh, T, Tripathi, R S, and Das, A K} abstractNote = {The present study on vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils undergoing natural recovery was conducted to determine whether the vegetation development
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An Exploratory Study of Health and Livelihood Conditions ...
2020-4-3 · Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya is endowed with rich reserves of mineral resources. The process of coal extraction in artisanal and small-scale mining of the region is primitive, unscientific, haphazard, unchecked, absence of safety gear and illegal. Digging of coal in these areas has been carried out manually in the small deposits with no mechanisation. The
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Sustainable Development - A Path Dependent Analysis
2019-9-25 · 2 Rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India Jaintia hills district lying between 25 5 N - 25 4 N in latitudes and 91 51 E - 92 45 E in longitudes, covering an area of 3819 km2 is one of the seven districts of the state of Meghalaya. It has an international boundary in the south by Bangladesh. The population of the ...
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Acid drainage from coal mining: Effect on paddy soil and ...
2017-4-1 · In the recent past, coal mining has led to major changes in land use: most of the productive arable land has gradually been affected by the mining. In the Jaintia hills the mined land increased from 3.26% to 11.2% of the total area between 1975 and 2007, while the land under agriculture decreased from 2.65% to 1.43% (Sarma et al., 2010).
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An Introduction to Rat-hole Mining | Environics Trust
2019-2-20 · On December 2018, the collapse of coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, trapping at least 15 workers who were still missing and are feared dead, has thrown the spotlight on the “rat-hole mining.” Although banned, it remains the only procedure of
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Restoration of Degraded Land in Coal Mine Areas of
Due to extensive coal mining, large areas of Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya has been turned into degraded land, creating unfavourable condition for plant growth. Coal mine spoils when freshly tipped ...
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COAL MINING IMPACT ON LAND USE/LAND COVER IN
2009-4-14 · The total deposit of coal in Jaintia Hills district of the state is approximately 40 million tones spreading over patches of different sizes (Sarma, 2005). The mining activities in the district are controlled by individual owners of the land. Coal extraction in the state is done by primitive sub-surface mining method
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Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills ...
@misc{etde_6445576, title = {Vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils of Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya (north-east India) undergoing natural recovery} author = {Lyngdoh, T, Tripathi, R S, and Das, A K} abstractNote = {The present study on vegetation dynamics on coal mine spoils undergoing natural recovery was conducted to determine whether the vegetation development
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Sustainable Development - A Path Dependent Analysis
2019-9-25 · 2 Rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya, India Jaintia hills district lying between 25 5 N - 25 4 N in latitudes and 91 51 E - 92 45 E in longitudes, covering an area of 3819 km2 is one of the seven districts of the state of Meghalaya. It has an international boundary in the south by Bangladesh. The population of the ...
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National seminar on Environmental Management in
2012-7-11 · 4 METHOD OF COAL MINING Mining of coal in Jaintia Hills is done privately by people following primitive surface mining methods, also called rat-hole mining as literally means, the hole has about lm opening along which the miners crawl and excavate coal (Fig. 2). The land is cleared by removing the vegetation and then pits. 5 to 100 sq m in size ...
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6 coal mine workers killed in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills
2021-1-22 · “How can you say it’s a coal mine when we did not find any coal there,” the official said, on the condition of anonymity. Also Read: Meghalaya: SC lifts coal mining ban, imposes 100-cr fine on state. Earlier, in December 2018, Meghalaya saw a similar mining accident when 15 miners were trapped in a mine in Ksan in East Jaintia Hills district.
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Meghalaya suspends rat-hole coal mining -
2014-5-19 · Mining activity in Jaintia hills is a small scale venture controlled by individuals who own the land, it is a primitive mining method and has been in practice in Jaintia hills and the state for years now. The method of rat-hole
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2011-11-19 · Water quality in coal mining areas of Jaintia Hills The colour of rivers and streams of coal mining areas was observed to be brownish to reddish orange. River Waikhyrwi of Sutnga and Thwai-Kungor of Bapung exhibited brownish colour while that of rivers Rawaka, Kmai-um and stream Metyngka were reddish brown. On the other hand, the colour
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Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage Contaminated Water ...
2019-3-7 · The unscientific mining of coal without environmental safeguards in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya has adversely affected the water resources of the area, leading to streams with a pH of 3–5. The acidic stream water is not suitable for human use and lacks aquatic life. The prevailing situation demanded immediate neutralization and eco-restoration. Considering the need, the
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An Introduction to Rat-hole Mining | Environics Trust
2019-2-20 · On December 2018, the collapse of coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, trapping at least 15 workers who were still missing and are feared dead, has thrown the spotlight on the “rat-hole mining.” Although banned, it remains the only procedure of
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Killer coal mines of Meghalaya: Livelihood or death-trap ...
2019-1-7 · East Jaintia Hills/Shillong, Meghalaya: It’s an open secret.Despite the imposition of a blanket ban on unscientific methods of coal mining in Meghalaya in 2014, illegal rat-hole mining continues to take place in the state and right under the nose of the government machinery, putting lives at risk every day.
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