HT Correspondent
MARGHERITA, Feb 7: A delegation from various government department visited illegal coal mining site at Tikak and Tirap colliery under NEC CIL Margherita and took stock of the situation on Friday.
Earlier, Mintu Modi a resident of Tinsukia on December 28, 2024 have submitted a written complain to the deputy director general of forest(Central) regarding illegal coal mining at colliery areas under 83 no Margherita constituency.
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The team comprising of complainer Modi, K Mere general manager NEC Coal India ltd Margherita, T C Ranjith Ram divisional forest officer Digboi Forest Division, Parikshit Thoudam, Margherita co-District commissioner, Hemen Hazarika, Thoudan James Singh from ministry of environment and forest, and climate change, Khagen Saikia and Anupam Phukan from mining and geology department, Assam Pollution Control Board, Margherita police and Assam forest protection force reached the spot.
It may be mentioned that G P Singh, former director general of Police had ordered to seal all illegal rat hole mining and other activities at Margherita region within a week for which Margherita co-district administration and other concerned department have taken strong measures to control illegal coal mining activities. L Ratan Singh general secretary of International Human Rights Council, Tinsukia district committee said that the Council has welcomed this crucial directive from the High Court for which investigation has started at all illegal coal mining areas under Margherita region where as per the order all illegal coal mining activities in the Margherita region must be immediately stopped.
