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07/12/20 09:00 AM IST

Meghalaya village turns oasis in coal mine desert

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In less than a decade after Moolamylliang turned its back on rat-hole mining, it has become a green dot in a vast sea of black

Rat Hole Mining
  • Rat-hole mining is a time period used for a hazardous and arduous mining approach the place miners crawl into winding underground tunnels which might be simply 4-5 ft in diameter to extract coal from the deep seams with a pickaxe.
  • The Jaintia Coal Miners and Sellers’ Affiliation claims there are some 60,000 coal mines throughout 360 villages in East Jaintia Hills district.
  • Moolamylliang was one such village till the Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal banned rat-hole mining in April 2014.
Moolamylliang reform
  • NGT ban didn’t cease unlawful mining within the district, it helped Moolamylliang reform — partially as a result of unregulated mining had contaminated its farmlands and turned the streams acidic, and likewise as a result of the village dorbar, or conventional governing physique, had a change of guard.
  • The villagers went about cleansing the coal-stained environment and planting saplings alongside the pathways connecting their village,The encouragement for the youthful members of the Moolamylliang dorbar got here from considered one of their very own — Meghalaya Police Service officer
  • Chempang Syrti, who helped organise some saplings for the afforestation drive and convey authorities schemes to the village.
  • “At present, each home has a bathroom, the roads are first rate and tree-lined and the younger and the previous guarantee there is no such thing as a littering.
  • The district authorities have been useful however we’ve an extended method to go.
Source : The Hindu

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