Monday Musing

[ Junroi Mamai ]

Kharsang circle in Changlang district is currently abuzz following the state government’s decision to approve the mining lease of the Namchik-Namphuk coal mines in Kharsang to Guwahati-based M/s Coal Pulz Pvt Ltd for a period of 30 years. The government’s decision has come despite strong protests from the locals, who fear irrevocable environmental degradation and mass displacement of the local populace.

Many organisations, local activists and environment experts have said that unregulated mining in Kharsang and its adjoining areas since over a decade has caused massive environmental damage to the area, polluting rivers and degrading forests and soil health. They view the decision to renew such large-scale extraction in the area as devastating, but at the s

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