Unscientific mining led to water crisis in Meghalaya - Indian Express
Feb 24, 2012 ... The rivers downstream of coal mining areas and cement plants have ... The latest report, submitted by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control...
Coal mining threatens Meghalaya caves - Down To Earth
The Meghalaya Pollution Control Board says it is studying the effects of coal mines on the environment and the caves. "Once the mining policy comes into effect,...
Meghalaya Governor releases CSE's study on mining, people and ...
So has water use and air pollution in the mining hotspots. An estimated ... Coal mining in Meghalaya also generates considerable air pollution. A Meghalaya...
Villagers hail order banning coal mining in Meghalaya - Oneindia
Aug 5, 2014 ... Villagers hail order banning coal mining in Meghalaya ... down from the rat-hole coal pits upstream, the Meghalaya Pollution Control Board had...
report on water-related problems in meghalya - Focus Global Reporter
T he state of Meghalaya is endowed with bountiful natural resources. ... scarcity of water, pollution of air, water and soil and degradation of agricultural lands are some of the ... The coal mining has severely affected the water bodies of the area.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of coal mining
Coal mines have been known to collapse in on workers, trapping or killing them. ... mined coal for energy also cause pollution and are bad for the environment. .... die each year in coal mine related failures and accidentsIt causes black lung...
Rat Hole Coal Mining: A Controversy Erupts in Meghalaya, India ...
Apr 20, 2015 ... The environmental damage caused by this mining is spectacular: landscapes destroyed, fresh water polluted, fish and wildlife killed. "The river...
Shillong Times and its Courageous Editor, Patricia Mukhim, Gain ...
Feb 2, 2014 ... These details, and many others about the mortal danger of Meghalaya's mines, and the egregious levels of mine-related pollution that poison...
The complex story of India's job-producing and environment ...
Feb 26, 2015 ... The shutdown of coal mining in India's Meghalaya state exposed the ... people living along the rivers polluted by the mines face a whole...
Water Quality Status of Ciambulawung River, Banten Province ...
Apr 3, 2015 ... The pollution index ranged 0.56 – 0.78 and NSF-WQI ranged 87 – 88. ... Status of water quality in coal mining areas of Meghalaya, India.
National Green Tribunal- Coal Mining in Meghalaya - SlideShare
May 17, 2015 ... These Slides give us an overview on the coal mining in the Indian ... To Acid Flow The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board in its Lukha...
End Coal | India's faltering energy production damage water ...
Aug 21, 2014 ... In Meghalaya, a northeast India state, coal mining is done by hand in ... Deaths of miners are frequent and acid mine pollution is so intense that earlier ... this year that shortages of coal caused coal-fired plants across India to...
NGT asks Meghalaya to file affidavit on pollution due to mines
NGT asks Meghalaya to file affidavit on pollution due to mines. ... Related News from Coal segment. Adani Grup may junk USD 16 billion Oz project in Australia...
India villagers fight to extend coal mine ban - Al Jazeera English
Aug 1, 2014 ... ... ban on coal mining in northeast amid concerns over water pollution. ... Al Jazeera's Karishma Vyas reports from Meghalaya state. ... Related...
National Green Tribunal (NGT) maintains ban on coal mining in ...
Aug 1, 2014 ... Mining activities in Meghalaya are controlled by the state's ... There are many disadvantages caused by unscientific rat-hole mining which not only affect the ... the member secretary of the Meghalaya State Pollution Control...
India's big power blackout: Why coal hasn't been a savior - Christian ...
Jul 31, 2012 ... Meghalaya, India — Gulam's youthful brown eyes gaze at the coal mines just a few yards from the tiny .... the acid runoff from active and abandoned coal mines is one of the major causes of water pollution. ... Related Stories...
Impact of coal mining - Marsland Press
Impact of coal mining on plant diversity and tree population structure in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, North East India. Kiranmay Sarma1, S.P.S. Kushwaha2...
Everyday climate change – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
Jan 20, 2015 ... Flooding in late 2011 caused millions of people in central Thailand to ... Coal miners ride a hopper out of a coal mine in Meghalaya, the northeast of ... An Afghan boy shovels away raw sewage to clear a small polluted stream...
New Uranium Mining Projects - Meghalaya, India
Meghalaya regional parties committed to anti-uranium mining stand ... vast area, caused pollution by discharging waste materials into natural streams and ... of Meghalaya is already facing threat from poachers and illegal coal mining activities.