No “Final Clearance” Given To Extract Coal From Dehing Patkai Forest: Assam

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The Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary and elephant reserve is known as the Amazon of the East

Guwahati:

The Assam government claimed today that no “final approval” has been given to Coal India Limited for extraction of coal from the areas around the Dehing Patkai tropical rain forest in Upper Assam, famously known as the Amazon of the East.

This claim of the state government comes a…

Dehing Patkai Needs You! India, Are You Listening?

The existence of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam has been threatened!

This threat has come after the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) allowed opencast coal mining in an area of 98.59 hectares of the reserve forest that is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.

The mining is to be carried out by the North-Eastern Coal Field of Coal…

Dehing Patkai Situation Being Assessed: Assam CM

Assam government is committed towards the state’s biodiversity and it is assessing the Dehing Patkai situation, said Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

He was addressing the media in Dibrugarh on Friday.

“We are committed to protecting Assam’s environment and biodiversity,” he said.

“No one should cast aspersions on state government’s sincerity to preserve the natural beauty, greenery and…

Dehing Patkai Is Safe: Nature’s Beckon

“No coal mining activity is being carried out inside Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary premises,” said Nature’s Beckon president Soumyadeep Datta.

“Dehing Patkai is completely safe and we thank the people of Assam for showing their concern and raising their voices,” Datta further added in a Facebook video.

Adding further he said, “Neither the Central government nor the state governmenthas any…

Dehing Patkai Is Wailing! India, Are You Listening?

The existence of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam has been threatened!

This threat has come after the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) allowed opencast coal mining in an area of 98.59 hectares of the reserve forest that is a part of Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve.

The mining is to be carried out by the North-Eastern Coal Fieldof Coal India…