In Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts, four coal fields have been discovered since 1980 where an estimated 2 million coal stock is lying
The petitioner challenged the approval given by the National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) allowing coal mining in 98.59 hectares of reserve forest
Assam government had decided to upgrade the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a National Park
In May, North Eastern Coalfields accepted that mining was going in the area adjoining the forest since 2003
Guwahati: At a time when the campaign for saving the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary has been gathering momentum worldwide, the North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a… Read More »NEC suspended coal mining near Assam Wildlife Sanctuary
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) supporting the movement of conservation group Nature’s Beckon has urged the government to “declare the entire Dehing Patkai tropical rainforest… Read More »“Declare Entire Dehing Patkai As Protected Area”
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed at the Gauhati High Court opposing the Open Cast Project for coal mining projected in the proposed… Read More »PIL Against Coal Mining In Dehing Patkai
