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12 Oct 2026

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Central team inspects mines as state pushes for small-scale mining

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  1. Highland Post

    Central team inspects mines as state pushes for small-scale mining

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    Shillong, Oct 11: Meghalaya has moved a step closer to reviving small-scale coal mining, which has remained suspended since the National Green Tribunal banned rat-hole mining in 2014. A technical team from the Union Ministry of Coal, along with officials from the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited and the Directorate General of Mines [...] The post Central team inspects mines as…

    · 12 Oct 2026, 15:19 IST

  2. Nagaland Post

    Coal Ministry team visits M’laya to assess feasibility of resuming small-scale mining

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    Shillong, Oct 11 (PTI): A technical team of the Coal Ministry has inspected coal-bearing areas in Meghalaya to assess the feasibility of resuming small-scale mining, which has remained suspended since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a ban on rat-hole mining in the state in 2014, officials said on Sunday.The team, comprising officials from the [...] The post Coal Ministry team visits…

    · 12 Oct 2026, 10:26 IST