JOWAI: Unscientific limestone mining in War-Jaintia, Amlarem Sub-Division in Jaintia Hills has become a cause of concern for residents of Nongtalang village and its surrounding villages who are facing an impending water scarcity in the area.
A huge quantity of limestone is exported to Bangladesh via Tamabil on a daily basis which has encouraged individuals in the area to start limestone mining. The Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council has so far issued 21 numbers of NOCs (No Objection Certificates) for extraction of limestone, 25 NOCs to exporters and another 12 to transporters.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/limestone-boulder-mining-polluting-water-bodies-war-jaintia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaintia-hills
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/limestone
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution-control
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
