This Supreme Court order dated July 6, 2011 permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in Bangladesh. This order was delivered by a bench comprising of the Hon'ble Chief Justice SH Kapadia, Justice Aftab Alam and Justice KS Radhakrishnan.

Forest clearance by the Centre to Lafarge Uniam to mine limestone in Meghalaya and transport it to the French multinational's cement plant in Bangladesh on the condition that it paid up Rs 115 ...

Local organisations, such as the Khasi Students Union (KSU), Jaintia Students' Union (JSU) and Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organisation, contend that …

Lafarge's limestone mining at Bangladesh border, in Meghalaya, India. Last update: 2019-12-09. EN. ... In August 2010, The Guardian reported that four years after operations started Lafarge's gigantic limestone mine in Meghalaya state, north-east India, was still at a standstill, pending a decision by India's Supreme Court. "The forests …

It also asked the Centre to appoint a National Regulator for appraising projects,enforcing environmental conditions for approvals and impose penalties on polluters .

Water holding capacity ranged from 34.09 to 66.66%. The surface layer has higher percentage of water holding capacity than the sub-surface layer this may due to the mechanical composition and ...

Meghalaya, a small state in North Eastern region of India is abundantly blessed with coal and limestone. About 9% of the country's total limestone reserves are distributed in the state.

"This is to inform the public that the Star Cement Meghalaya Limited has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi for its mining lease area of 42.051 Ha located at Brishyrnot village with production capacity of 2.507 Million TPA of limestone and production capacity of 0.217 …

The Supreme Court today allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. A special forest bench headed by the Chief Justice SH Kapadia allowed the plea of …

The Supreme Court allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. Benchmarks Nifty 21,150.15 -302.95

This Supreme Court order dated July 6, 2011 permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in …

On 5-7-2002, the petitioner-company accordingly made an application to the respondent No. 7 for approval by the BOA in accordance with the notification No. 14/1/2001 – EPZ dated 19-6-2001 for setting up Export Oriented Unit (EOU), that is, Limestone Mining Project in Meghalaya in which it was made clear that it is in the process of setting up ...

Meghalaya, a small state in north eastern region of India is abundantly blessed with coal and limestone. About. 9% of the country's total limestone reserves are distributed in the state. Mining is ...

On February 5,the apex court had restrained Lafarge from continuing mining operations for extracting limestone to manufacture cement at the $255-million Lafarge Surma Cement project at Chhatak,Sunamganj,in Bangladesh. However,the Centre has been arguing for lifting the mining ban,since India is committed to help Bangladesh …

Stating that Lafarge had started selling limestone in the market since 2020 and got hike in its profits and so was less interested in manufacturing clinker or cement, ASMA said that Lafarge got sanctioned extension of Nongtrai mines from 2 million tons per annum to 5 million tons per annum during 2015 "by giving false commitments".

Multinational cement giant Lafarlcim announced its plans to upscale production and export of limestone from two to five million tonnes per year at its Nongtrai mines in Meghalaya?s East Khasi Hills district. The Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board has issued a public notice fixing a public hearing for the expansion project at the …

The apex court had on February 5, 2010, stopped Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt Ltd, a sister concern of the French major, from carrying out limestone mining in Meghalaya for its cement plant, with strict riders saying mining in the environmentally-sensitive zone could not be allowed. The MoEF had given revised environmental …

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology An International Quarterly Scientific Journal p-ISSN: 0972-6268 e-ISSN: 2395-3454 Vol. 16 No. 2 pp. 545-550 2017 Open Access Original Research Paper Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of Meghalaya, India R. Eugene Lamare and O. P. Singh† Department of Environmental Studies, North ...

The Supreme Court today allowed French cement giant Lafarge to mine limestone in the forests of the East Khasi hills in Meghalaya. A special forest bench …

The court had stayed mining in the area in February after local residents moved court saying Lafarge obtained mining licence through fraud and without the mandatory environmental impact assessment (eia).Attorney general G E Vahanvati argued that continuing the stay might sever India's friendly ties with Bangladesh; the limestone …

Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL) is likely to restart ferrying limestone from the north-eastern Indian state of Meghalaya to its cement plant at Chhatak in Sylhet through a 17 ...

It has set up a cross-border cement manufacturing project at Chhatak in Bangladesh, which inter-alia has a captive limestone mine of 100Ha located at Phlangkaruh, Nongtrai, East Khasi Hills District in the State of Meghalaya. The mine is leased out in favour of Lafarge Umium Mining Pvt. Ltd. (`LUMPL' for short), which is an incorporated company ...

The Supreme Court has permitted French Cement Company, Lafarge to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya. A special forest Bench headed by Chief …

Meghalaya High Court has directed the state government to ascertain whether the license issued for mining of limestone as a minor mineral is being misused to export the mineral. The HC observed that a license for mining limestone as a minor mineral may only be issued if the end use of the product is as a building material.

and Phys. Sc., 3(1), 588-592 (2013) ... In Meghalaya, limestone mining activities and cement plant industries has been the key reasons of elevated levels of pH, ...

The Nongtrai limestone mine of Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL) is located in the East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya. Limestone terrain is prone to solution features such as potholes.

SC on Monday insisted that limestone mining in Meghalaya's dense forest by French multinational Lafarge for its cement plant could not be resumed without an environmental impact assessment (EIA).

Citation : Amar Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Kalendra Bahadur Singh, Pot-Hole Subsidence Potentiality in Nongtrai Limestone Mine of Lafarge Umium Mining Private Limited, Shillong, Meghalaya International Journal of Mining Science 2015, 1(1) : 10-16

The apex court had on February 5, 2010, stopped Lafarge from carrying out limestone mining in Meghalaya for its cement plant, saying mining in the environmentally-sensitive zone could not be allowed.

Lafarge, an enormous French industrial concern, partnered with Cementos Molins, a Spanish cement company, to begin limestone mining in Meghalaya. The mining project has sparked protests from …