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HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence

HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence

Getty Images. Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to ascertain whether the license issued for mining of limestone as a minor mineral is being misused to export the mineral. The HC observed that a license for mining limestone as a minor mineral may only be issued if the end use of the product is as a building material.

Company gets nod to ramp up limestone production in state

Company gets nod to ramp up limestone production in state

NEW DELHI, July 29: Lafarge Surma Cement's mining company in Meghalaya has received environment clearance from the government of India to more than double its yearly limestone production capacity to 50 lakh tonnes. Meghalayabased Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Lafarge Surma Cement, previously got a clearance to produce and transport [.]

Cloud over export of limestone Telegraph India

Cloud over export of limestone Telegraph India

Shillong, June 7: Uncertainty looms large over extraction of limestone and its export, from Meghalaya to Bangladesh, which is yet to resume since November last year. According to the exporters, the government is yet to allow them to export limestone to Bangladesh available in stocks from four limestonedeposit areas Beltoli, Bholaganj and Shella in East Khasi Hills district and Bakli in ...

Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of ...

Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union of ...

Facts. 1. Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd. (`LSCL' for short) is a company incorporated under the laws of Bangladesh. It has set up a crossborder cement manufacturing project at Chhatak in Bangladesh, which interalia has a captive limestone mine of 100Ha located at Phlangkaruh, Nongtrai, East Khasi Hills District in the State of Meghalaya. The mine ...

(PDF) Impact of Stone Mining on the Health and ... ResearchGate

(PDF) Impact of Stone Mining on the Health and ... ResearchGate

Meghalaya, a small state in North Eastern region of India is abundantly blessed with coal and limestone. About 9% of the country's total limestone reserves are distributed in the state.

(PDF) Effective blasting using mixture of ammonium nitrate, fuel oil ...

(PDF) Effective blasting using mixture of ammonium nitrate, fuel oil ...

Drilling problems in Lakadong sandstone practical experience at the captive limestone mine of M/s ACL, Meghalaya, Proc. 1st Int. Conf. on 'Drilling technology', Chennai, India, November ...

Meghalaya elections: As limestone piles up on border with Bangladesh ...

Meghalaya elections: As limestone piles up on border with Bangladesh ...

Unlike coal mining that has been banned in the state since 2014, the mining of limestone in Meghalaya is still legal. But unlike the preJune 2015 days, it is now heavily regulated.

PDF Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of Meghalaya, India

PDF Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of Meghalaya, India

Limestone mining in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India is being carried out extensively for the production of cement. Extraction of limestone is done mainly by adopting opencast method of mining.

(PDF) 'RATHOLE' MINING AND THE 'NGT' BAN: AN ... ResearchGate

(PDF) 'RATHOLE' MINING AND THE 'NGT' BAN: AN ... ResearchGate

The 'Rathole' mining in Meghalaya with its distinct character and the imposition of 'NGT' ban since early 2014, is giving rise to an altogether different dynamics to mining scenario and ...

Destructive mining by cement companies demolish 4 majestic caves in ...

Destructive mining by cement companies demolish 4 majestic caves in ...

In addition to destroying the majestic caves and polluting the river systems, Meghalaya cement companies have also been caught illegally extracting lakh MT of limestone during the years 201314 to 201718. And because of the illegal mining of limestone, Meghalaya government suffered a total revenue loss of more than Rs 300 crore.

HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence

HC asks Meghalaya govt to verify limestone mining licence

by Press Trust of India June 25, 2022 Meghalaya High Court Shillong: Meghalaya High Cour t has directed the state government to ascertain whether the license issued for mining of limestone as a minor mineral is being misused to export the mineral.

(Pdf) Limestone Mining and Its Environmental Implications in Meghalaya ...

(Pdf) Limestone Mining and Its Environmental Implications in Meghalaya ...

The limestone mined is used chiefly for the manufacturing of cement, lime and edible lime etc. Scientific studies revealed that loss of forest cover, pollution of water, soil and air, depletion...

 Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union Of India Ors on 6 July, 2011

Godavarman Thirumulpad vs Union Of India Ors on 6 July, 2011

The source of this information was the NEHU Report. According to the said Report, mining of limestone in Khasi Hills was a source of revenue right from 1858. The limestone deposit in Meghalaya is estimated to be 2165 million tonnes. Exploitation of Nongtrai limestone dates back to 1885.

PDF LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS Indian Minerals Yearbook ... IBM

PDF LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS Indian Minerals Yearbook ... IBM

LIMESTONE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS MATERIALS 181 Indian Minerals Yearbook 2020 (PartIII : Mineral Reviews) 59th Edition LIMESTONE OTHER CALCAREOUS ... Meghalaya (9%), Telangana (8%) and Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh (5% each). The remaining 12% is shared by other states. Gradewise, Cement grade (Portland) has leading share of about 70% ...

Social worker knocks on PMO door for resumption of limestone export ...

Social worker knocks on PMO door for resumption of limestone export ...

"As far as limestone mining in Meghalaya is concerned, the state government has issued mining licences under the Meghalaya Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 2016, to various indigenous tribal people of the state to enable them to earn their livelihood and to generate employment to other tribals of the state through mining and export," she said.

Seasonal Variation in Water Quality of Lukha River, Meghalaya, India

Seasonal Variation in Water Quality of Lukha River, Meghalaya, India

Lamare, R. E. and Singh, O. P., Degradation in water quality due to limestone mining in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India. International Research Journal of Environmental Science, 3 (5), 1320 (2014a). Lamare, R. E. and Singh, O. P., Localised effect of artisanal and small scale mining of limestone mining on water quality in Meghalaya, India.

Meghalaya's black holes: Unregulated rathole coal mines ravage environment

Meghalaya's black holes: Unregulated rathole coal mines ravage environment

The attack on an activist in a coal belt in India's northeast frontier state of Meghalaya has spotlighted the issue of ecological degradation from "rat hole mining" and the outlawed activities continuing in defiance of a ban on this unscientific subsurface mining technique in the state. In November, wellknown Meghalaya activist Agnes Kharshiing and her [.]

Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive ... Springer

Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive ... Springer

The most widely adopted method of limestone mining is through opencast pits with bench formation. Limestone mining causes widespread disturbance in the environment. Myriad impacts are observed as changes in land use pattern, habitat loss, higher noise levels, dust emissions and changes in aquifer regimes.

PDF GENERAL ARTICLES The biodiversity of Krem Mawkhyrdop of Meghalaya ...

PDF GENERAL ARTICLES The biodiversity of Krem Mawkhyrdop of Meghalaya ...

In this article, we explain how an unscientific and random quarrying/mining process ... formed of pure limestone (Cherra limestone) with both sides ... caves in Meghalaya), as it is a typical ...

Limestone is being mined and often traded as minor mineral.

Limestone is being mined and often traded as minor mineral.

June 26, 2022. M eghalaya High Court has directed the state government to ascertain whether the license issued for mining of limestone as a minor mineral is being misused to export the mineral. The HC observed a license for mining limestone as a minor mineral may only be issued if the end use of the product is a building material.

HC sets limestone export condition, dismisses PIL

HC sets limestone export condition, dismisses PIL

November 25, 2022. 0. SHILLONG, Nov 24: The High Court of Meghalaya on Thursday disposed of a PIL by directing the state to not allow the export of limestone mined or quarried by persons under a minor mineral licence by obtaining regular enduse certificates from the licensees, verifying the same and presenting annual reports for cross ...

Meghalaya's rat hole traps The Hindu

Meghalaya's rat hole traps The Hindu

Daly's adventure group had, in 2007, petitioned the Supreme Court for a mining policy to protect Meghalaya's cave systems from unregulated mining. He says, "Now it is 2019 and there is still ...

Meghalaya Cement companies cause adverse effects on environment ...

Meghalaya Cement companies cause adverse effects on environment ...

Environmental scientists in Meghalaya have found largescale limestone mining by cement companies has caused adverse effects on the environment and ecological disturbance in East Jaintia hills district of Meghalaya.. A research paper — Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of Meghalaya, India, written by Dr. R. Eugene Lamare and Prof Singh, was published by Nature Environment ...

Assessing the impact of mining on deforestation in India

Assessing the impact of mining on deforestation in India

We explore the role of mining in contributing to deforestation across 300 plus districts in India. Using a unique dataset, covering the period, the impact of mining related deforestation is delineated from those driven by various socioeconomic, demographic and climatic roles of several minerals, such as coal, iron, bauxite, dolomite, limestone, manganese, quartz ...

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