Assessment of spatio-temporal variation in AOD over four coal mine …

For the annual average AOD in coal mines, Assam varied from 0.61 to 0.35, where Singrimari reported the highest mean AOD, indicating it is home to the state's high-polluting coal mines, whereas ...

Harnesing Minerals | Directorate of Geology & Mining

The State of Assam covers an area of 78,438 sq.kms. It is full of natural bounties and rich in every aspect of nature including mineral wealth. Minerals: The Directorate of Geology & Mining, Assam carried out extensive geological exploration works to identify the potential mineral deposits of Assam. Coal, cement grade limestone,china clay, iron ...

Assam: Tragic Illegal Coal Mine Explosion Claims Lives in …

19 Sep 2023, 11:25 pm. GUWAHATI: In a heart-wrenching incident, two coal miners, Raju Rabha and Dhreswar Kachari, met a tragic end in the Tipong Kaliari Chali area under Lekhapani police station in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district. The unfortunate event unfolded when a sudden gas explosion rocked the illegal coal mine where they were …

'Illegal coal mining' underway in upper Assam

GUWAHATI: The State Government has admitted on the floor of the State Assembly that the reports of miscreants encroaching upon some areas of Northeast Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and mining there illegally are true. The government also informed the House that it is ready to take action against the encroachers if CIL lodges a complaint.

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Government Of Assam. Mines & Minerals. Directorate of Geology & Mining. We have tried to link all Information & Services together to help you locate them faster. Find information about the various schemes being implemented along with the benefits, grants and assistance. A document repository where all types of the documents of the organization ...

Strategies to address coal mine-created environmental …

Coal mining in Assam was initiated in 1840 by Assam Tea Company near Joypur, Assam. However, large-scale mining started from 1882 in Makum coalfield with the establishment of Assam Railway and Trading Company followed by mining in Dilli–Jaypore coalfield in 1941. ... 2008, is to leave the mining area in a state of ecological condition …

Coal Museum – Margherita – Assam – Kaziranga National …

The State of Assam has been bestowed with a vast reserve of Fossil Fuels. Assam has huge hydrocarbon potential, large quantities of low ash coal resources, limestone and dolomite deposits as well as a few other unexplored minerals in addition to a wide forest covers and abundant rivers. Coal mining is an important source of…

Ministry of Coal, Government of India

Coal Reserves. As a result of exploration carried out up to the maximum depth of 1200m by the GSI, CMPDI, SCCL and MECL etc, a cumulative total estimated coal reserve (resource) of the country as per the Coal Inventory published by GSI, as on 01.04.2022 is 361411.46 million tonnes". Details of State-wise and category-wise coal resource are ...

Exclusive Ground report: How illegal coal mining continue in …

Despite Assam CM's assurances to stop it, an India Today NE ground investigation has found rampant illegal coal mining, including rat hole mining, at the …

4,000-5,000 rat-hole coal mines have sprung up in Assam in …

GUWAHATI: A Congress MP in Assam claimed that 4,000-5,000 rat-hole coal mines had sprung up in the state over the past three years and that too in 11 reserved forests and a wildlife sanctuary ...

Nagaland: Article 371A a tool for illegal coal mining?

Kohima, Feb 27: Article 371 (A), which gives special provisions to Nagaland by protecting its land and resources, was cited by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy CM TR Zeliang as a major impediment to the state government's efforts to regulate illegal coal mining activities. As per an official data provided by the Department of Geology and ...

Exploration on Minerals | Directorate of Geology …

Exploration on Minerals. Introduction: Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rockstrata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as …

Makum coal mines

The Makum coal mines are network of four opencast and underground mines operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a …

Assam: Gauhati High Court Bans Illegal Mining

"We have been highlighting rampant illegal coal mining, particularly rat-hole mining, in various parts of Assam. It has a direct impact on the environment, public health and the state exchequer," AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi told the media in February this year. He claimed that the government is aware that illegal coal mining, which has ...

Illegal coal mining continues to thrive in Assam's Tinsukia

Illegal coal mining has persisted in Assam's Tinsukia district for many years despite constant protests, stricter directions and an unconditional court ban. Over the years, illegal coal mining has led to severe degradation of the environment and claimed …

A new report calls the bluff on Meghalaya's coal mining ban …

A new report calls the bluff on Meghalaya's coal mining ban – with data. The report, prepared by a court-appointed panel, found that the state had overstated the quantity of coal extracted ...

Coal mining operations resume in Assam

26 Mar 2022, 12:59 pm. OUR BUREAU. DIGBOI/TINSUKIA: Coal mining operations at North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) resumed on Saturday with the Union Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated resumption of mining operations at Tikak colliery of the NEC. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also …

BJP leaders involved in illegal coal mining in Assam, other

GUWAHATI: A section of leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are behind the scene of illegal coal mining, especially rat-hole mining in Assam and other northeastern states, the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) has alleged. This was alleged by Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) in a set of memorandums submitted to President, Vice …

Strategies to address coal mine-created environmental …

Coal mining in Assam was initiated in 1840 by Assam Tea Company near Joypur, Assam. However, large-scale mining started from 1882 in Makum coalfield with …

Coal in Assam

Assam, Apr 11, 2015. Coal is one of the most widely exploited fossil fuels in world. Coal is one of the key natural resources of Assam. It is estimated that Assam has about 371 million tonnes of coal reserves. Assam coal have high calorific value, low ash content high percentage of sulphur and low oxygen content.

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Makum Coalfields – an Insight – Assam – Kaziranga National …

The history of coal mining in the region of Assam dates back to the later part of the 19th century by the erstwhile Assam Railway and Trading Company (AR&T). A Civil Surgeon, Dr. John Barry White, while founding the Assam Railway and Trading Company played a very significant role in the early development of Assam's…

Coal mining in Dehing Patkai, Assam, India

In July 2020, the National Green Tribunal ordered the constitution of a five member committee to probe allegations of the large scale illegal coal mining being carried out, comprising of the the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Board, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Assam, the principle chief …

Assam: Gauhati High Court Bans Illegal Mining

He claimed that the government is aware that illegal coal mining, which has continued unabated for decades in Assam, has caused large-scale destruction to …

Makum coal mines

The Makum coal mines are network of four opencast and underground mines operated by North Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, with a capacity of 1 million ton-per-annum (MTPA), near Margherita town, Tinsukia, Assam state, India. The mines include: Tirap, Tikak, Ledo, and Tipong. Contents.

Mines, plantations, and militarisation: Environmental …

• Environmental con fl icts in Assam involve various ethnic groups, the state and tea, oil and coal industries. • Militarisation is a key factor in the persistence of extractive industries.

Makum Coalfields – an Insight – Assam – …

At present, the entire coal production of North Eastern coalfields comes from Makum coalfield of Margherita Area, comprising of six mine of which Tipong, Ledo/Lachit Khani and Baragolai are underground mines …

Mines in Assam | 2023 guide | TS Aspirants

Mines in Assam. Assam, a state located in the northeastern region of India, is endowed with rich mineral resources. The mining industry in Assam has been an important contributor to the state's economy over the years. The state has vast reserves of coal, limestone, and other minerals that have tremendous potential for exploration and ...

Assam's tribal communities lost land and forest to mining

A part of Makum coalfield, one of the oldest mining areas in India, with coal from five mines east and southeast of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, supports thousands of tea factories, thermal power plants, small-scale iron smelters and brick kilns in the Brahmaputra valley in Assam to Punjab and Haryana. Anwarud…See more on india.mongabay

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Coal mining in Dehing Patkai, Assam, India

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