Dehing Patkai Coal Mining Images

In the meeting north eastern coal field a unit of coal india ltd was allowed for open cast mining in 98 59 hectares in dehing patkai elephant reserve. Dehing patkai is a rainforest area in the state.

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This move for coal extraction in dehing patkai cannot be accepted.

Dehing patkai coal mining images. It has recommended coal mining in a part of an dehing patkai elephant reserve in assam. As it seeks further clearances opposition intensifies abdul gani 08 june 2020. This gives the green signal to a proposal recommending usage of 98 59 hectares of land belonging to the dehing patkai elephant reserve a proposed reserve forest for extraction of coal by coal india limited.

Coal india limited has been mining in the dehing patkai wildlife sanctuary since 2003. In this pandemic situation i request everyone to come forward and try to stop coal mining in the largest rainforest of assam dehing patkai. It applied again in 2019 for clearance of 98 59 hectares out of which cil was carrying out.

Ratna thapa president of aagsu duliajan unit stated through a press statement that the government will. The coal india limited which has allegedly been carrying out mining activity inside the forest for 16. Allowing coal mining inside the sanctuary will destroy the rain forest characteristics of dehing patkai.

The congress all assam students union aasu krishak mukti sangram samiti kmss and environmental activist jadav payeng on wednesday said coal mining inside dehing patkai forest will harm its ecological balance and warned of strong protests if any such move is initiated. Illegal coal mining in dehing patkai has been going on for many years but the nbwl s move to allow coal mining in the saleki area will erase the reserve from the country s map. On 25th january 2018 national green tribunal while passing an order to the concerning authorities clearly mentioned the allegations about i illegal sand and boulders mining within the dehing patkai wildlife sanctuary makum pani reserved forest digboi division ii illegal coal mining and operation of the coke oven plants around margherita and iii impact of the north eastern coalfields.

Though it was mining since 2003 the coal india ltd sought clearance in 2012 only but it was rejected then. Dehing patkai wildlife sanctuary is located in the dibrugarh and tinsukia districts of assam and covers an area of 111 19 km2 42 93 sq mi rainforest 1 it is part of the assam valley tropical. Dehing patkai the amazon of east is in danger situation.

Aasu duliajan unit in its memorandum sent to the pm demanded rollback of the decision. This was in addition to the 57 20 hectares in dehing patkai where the cil had carried out coal mining between 2003 and 2019.