Local villagers in Birbhum district protest basalt mining, demanding a halt due to environmental and health concerns.
Kolkata: Basalt mining, as a precursor to coal extraction at Deucha Pachami in Birbhum, would begin from Thursday, CM Mamata Banerjee announced at Bengal Global Business Summit on Wednesday.
The Bengal government will start mining basalt on 326 acres of land at the proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine in Birbhum district later this week. The commencement of the work on the chief minister's ...
Activists protest coal mining project in West Bengal, demanding transparency and protection of tribal lands and environment.
A government official said that as initial reports suggested the coal layer was suitable for underground mining, the state government approached the centrally-run National Institute of Rock Mechanics ...
Illegal mining in the Tilari dam area has emerged as a grave threat to Goa's water security, raising serious concerns over ...