Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, 17/04/2014

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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding rat-hole coal mining in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, 17/04/2014 [1]

National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi has instructed Chief Secretary of the Government of Meghalaya to ensure that illegal rat-hole mining is stopped within the areas of Meghalaya.

[2]Read text of this 4-page landmark interim order passed by Justice P. Jyothimani and Justice M.S. Nambiar in response to the application filed by All Dimasa Students’ Union.

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Judgement Date:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Tags:

Mining [15], Jaintia Hills [16], Meghalaya [17], National Green Tribunal (NGT) [18], Mining Accident [19], Occupational Safety [20], Ecology [21], Ministry of Coal [22], Air Pollution [23], Water Pollution [24]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-rat-hole-coal-mining-jaintia-hills-meghalaya
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/rat hole mining Jaintia NGT 17Apr2014.pdf
[3] http://www.cseindia.org/content/cse-workshops-illegal-mining-and-rat-hole-mining-meghalaya
[4] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/265611/status-of-water-quality-in-coal-mining-areas-of-meghalaya-india/
[5] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-illegal-coal-mining-activity-being-carried-out
[6] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/mined-death-elegy-rivers-meghalaya
[7] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-mining-garo-hills-and-jaintia-hills-district
[8] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/21198
[9] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/meghalaya-mines-and-minerals-policy-2012
[10] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/ncpcr%E2%80%99s-discussion-state-government-meghalaya-mining-policy-state-and-child-labour
[11] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/coal-mines-conservation-and-development-amendment-bill-2012
[12] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/impact-coal-mining-vegetation-case-study-jaintia-hills-district-meghalaya-india
[13] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/assessment-child-labour-situation-coal-mines-jaintia-hills-education-other-child
[14] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/5028/thesaurus/meghalaya/
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaintia-hills
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-accident
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-safety
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[22] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-coal
[23] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[24] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution