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Limestone mining for the cement industry is a major threat to the Caves of Meghalaya, [4] causing a major collapse of the Krem Mawmluh cave, the seventh longest cave in the state of Meghalaya. The "cave-in" stimulated public awareness of the potential threat mining places to the rich scientific, tourism and ecological heritage.
Unscientific quarrying of limestone led to the collapse of the Mawmluh cave of Meghalaya, [12] and the caves of Jantia Hills are also in danger due to excessive quarrying of coal. [13] Various caves in Central India serving as major religious spots are also either under threat conditions or somehow polluting the ambient environment. [14]
Krem Liat Prah is the longest natural cave in South Asia.Also known as the Cave of the Tiger, it is one of the longest limestone caves in the world. Prah (Krem is the Khasi word for "cave") is one of approximately 150 known caves in the Shnongrim Ridge of the East Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, northeast India.
Discovered in 1951, Jaduguda Mine has the distinction of being the first uranium mine of the country. The mine is accessed through two 5-metre (16 ft) diameter vertical shafts of depth of 640 m (2,100 ft), attaining a total depth of 905 m (2,969 ft). Narwapahar Mine: Jharkhand: Jadugora, East Singhbhum: Uranium Corporation of India
Entrance with steps leading in. Siju Dobakkol, also known as Siju Cave or Bat Cave in English, is one of the most well-known and significant caves in India.Located in the Garo Hills of the North East Indian state of Meghalaya, near Napak Lake and the Simsang River game reserve, it is a renowned limestone cave famous for its impressive stalagmite and stalactite formations.
Lad Rymbai is Jaintia for "junction to the Rymbai village". [1] Originally, a small village, it emerged as a town with the completion of the National Highway 6, which made the village a transit point for vehicles operating between Guwahati and Silchar.
West Jaintia Hills (Pron: ˈʤeɪnˌtɪə) is an administrative District in the state of Meghalaya in India. The united district (Jaintia Hills District) was created on 22 February 1972 and occupied an area of 3819 km 2. It had a population of 272,185 (as of 2011). The district is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests eco-region.
Rat-hole mining or Rat mining [1] is a process of digging employed in North East India to extract coal, where a narrow hole is manually dug by extraction workers. The practice is banned by the National Green Tribunal; [2] [3] however, the techniques are still employed by artisanal mining operations in several parts of India, especially in Meghalaya.