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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches in Meghalaya and Assam on Thursday, finding that illegal rat-hole mining, banned for over a decade, is being done under inhumane conditions. The searches revealed that about 1,200 tonnes of coal are being excavated daily. A syndicate with members from both states ensures the illegal coal is transported and shown as legally-mined coal.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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