SHILLONG, DEC 5: The district administration is awaiting court permission to shift 3039.92 MT of illegally mined coal from Rajaju and Diengngan villages in...
Shillong, Nov 4: Justice (Retd) BP Katakey Committee, West Khasi Hills a•jao koilarangko cho•aha ine tol•e janapanirangna sak 21 manderangni kosako FIR ka•china ge•etaha.
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Arunachal Pradesh is poised to script history on October 6, when the state’s first commercial coal mine will be officially launched at the Namchik-Namphuk coal block in Changlang district — a milestone that marks the state’s formal entry into India’s energy production map.
The Conglomeration of NGOs of Chokpot expressed concern over no action has been taken against proposed coal mining activities at Parongre, Chokpot in South Garo Hills.
According to Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong, the probe will be conducted by the concerned district administration, which will determine the truth behind the allegations.
In a major crackdown on illegal coal mining, the Lekhapani Forest team, in collaboration with Ledu police, seized ₹3,06,600, 35 files, and several incriminating documents on Sunday evening from the residence of Kaushal Singh in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district.
Justice (retd) BP Katakey, who is heading the committee appointed by the Meghalaya High Court, on Monday sought clarification on the report of the aerial survey conducted within one kilometer radius of the coal dumps found in four districts of East Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills and South Garo Hills.
Assam and Meghalaya share deep historical, cultural, and economic ties, yet their coal-driven economies have placed them on diverging paths. Meghalaya’s vast coal reserves powered Assam’s industries for decades, fuelling its brick kilns, tea estates, and cement factories. But while Assam thrived on this supply, the extraction process left Meghalaya with devastated landscapes, poisoned rivers, and a mounting human toll. The consequences of unregulated mining were borne by one state, while the benefits largely accrued to the other.
After over a decade, coal mining has resumed in Meghalaya, this time scientifically. Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, inaugurated the state’s first scientific coal mine at Saryngkham-A Coal Mine, Byndihati, East Jaintia Hills on Monday.
