Dibrugarh: Tinsukia district authorities sealed 12 unauthorised rat-hole mines in the Patkai hills region on Tuesday, marking ...

Authorities in Assam's Dima Hasao district seal rat-hole mines and seize equipment following a tragic flooding incident.

The Assam government is carrying out an operation to close rat-hole coal mines in the state, following the tragedy in the Dima Hasao district, officials said on Thursday. At least nine labourers were ...

Three more bodies were discovered in the flooded rat-hole mine in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, mounting the death toll to ...

According to data accessed by The Indian Express, 173 such illegal mines have been dismantled in land leased by Coal India Limited and on revenue, while another 61 mines have been have been dismantled ...

Assam government detects 220 rat-hole coal mines, orders judicial probe into trapped miners, and plans to ban illegal mining.

Following a tragedy in Dima Hasao, the Assam government is intensifying efforts to close illegal rat-hole coal mines. Despite a 2014 ban by the National Green Tribunal, these dangerous mining ...

Guwahati: A seven-day deadline was issued to all stakeholders, including the mining department, Coal India, forest department and district administrat.

Over 13 illegal rat-hole mines were sealed and excavators were seized from Bittu Pahar of Namdang colliery under Assam's Margherita Co-District, on January 18. Four individuals were also arrested ...

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has initiated a drive to shut down all rat-hole coal mines following a tragic incident on January 6 at a 300-ft-deep mine in the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district.