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Former Meghalaya CM unearths fresh mined coal despite NGT ban

Shillong, Oct 28 (UNI) Former Chief Minister and currently leader of Opposition in Meghalaya,
Dr Mukul Sangma on Wednesday unearthed fresh mined coal at Khleihrangnah in West Jaintia
Hills district despite the National Green Tribunal imposed a ban in the State on rat-hole mining
of coal.
Sangma has demanded for an independent probe to unearth the criminal conspiracy plotted
by few powerful people for their own benefit at the cost of the State and its people.
"This is nothing but “the implementation of a well scripted modus operandi” carried out by the
State government to serve the interest of the powerful people," the former Chief Minister said.
Sangma, who was accompanied by his party legislators and ruling National People's Party
legislator, Comingone Ymbon, visited Khliehrangnah area to verify the total reserve of
unclaimed coals of 1 lakh, 41,000 metric made by the Meghalaya government as per FIR
lodged on June 23, 2020.
However, the former Chief Minister said that the total reserve of unclaimed coals of 1.41
lakh metric tons made by the State government as on June 23 last is a “predetermined
figure” saying that the quantity of coals at Khliehrangnah area could be around 30000 to
40000 metric tons only.
The opposition leader also said that the coal lying on site looked like it had been freshly
mined and dumped, indicating that illegal coal mining and transportation is continuing.
Sangma also questioned the inordinate delay of auctioning of coals weighing 32 lakhs
metric tons in the inventory as declared by the Coal of India Limited (CIL) as per Supreme
Court judgment passed on July 3, 2019.
"Why this is being delayed is the biggest question. This delay is therefore responsible for
facilitating these kinds of illegalities... the important issue here is that because of the delay
there illegalities are still going on in the mining site,” Sangma said.
Moreover, the veteran Congress leader said that if the coals have been auctioned they
should be lifted immediately.
“We will be urging upon the NGT and Coal India Limited to expedite the process of
auctioning as per the order of the Supreme Court,” he said, adding that many of the
genuine miners whose coal is stuck because of the NGT ban and if delay in auctioning
takes place then they will not be able to recover the money they have invested.
The Meghalaya government had informed the apex court that 32 lakh metric ton of
unclaimed coal was lying in different districts of the State.
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