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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal, unauthorised and unscientific mining in Meghalaya, 10/10/2014 [1]

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Circuit Bench at High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong) in the matter of Impulse NGO Network & Others Vs. State of Meghalaya & Others dated 10/10/2014 regarding illegal, unauthorised and unscientific mining in the entire State of Meghalaya for a considerable time. The Tribunal noted that Meghalaya possesses rich deposits of high calorific value coal, and its mining was being carried on by traditional non-scientific method commonly known as "rat-hole mining".

Judgement Date: 
Friday, October 10, 2014
Tags:
Mining [2], Meghalaya [3], Occupational Accidents [4], Court [5], National Green Tribunal (NGT) [6], Coal [7], Water Pollution [8], Air Pollution [9]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution