Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has urged the Centre to delegate key coal mining approval powers to the state, arguing that the move would help thousands of tribal families resume lawful mining and revive livelihoods hit by the decade-long restrictions on coal extraction.
SHILLONG, JUN 26: Alleging no information on beneficiaries despite over ₹400 crore in the Meghalaya Environment Protection and Restoration Fund, the Jaintia National Council...
SHILLONG, JUN 25: The United Democratic Party (UDP) has urged the Centre to relax restrictive provisions and amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and...
Meghalaya's mining lease area requirements need to be rationalised to suit the state's unique landholding patterns and terrain, but environmental safeguards must remain non-negotiable, Technical Advisor (Environment and Natural Resources) to the Meghalaya government Naba Bhattacharjee has said.
SHILLONG, JUNE 11: Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar said the state government is waiting for alternative mining proposals from East Jaintia Hills coal traders...
Shillong, June 2: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday successfully retrieved the body of a 41-year-old man from an abandoned coal mine...
Former cabinet minister and UDP legislator from Khliehriat Kyrmen Shylla on Monday said development in East Jaintia Hills must be matched with protection of livelihoods, stressing that the region’s economy depends on coal and urging the government to introduce scientific underground mining as open-cast methods are unviable.
