💨 Abstract

The Assam government has identified 263 illegal rat-hole coal mines in the central region under two autonomous councils, with 248 mines found in North Cachar Hills and 15 in Karbi Anglong. The government has seized over 25,630 tonnes of illegal coal in the past three years. The National Green Tribunal had banned rat-hole mining in 2014, but it continues in the Northeast.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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