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The Supreme Court today asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to consider within two weeks the conditions proposed for resumption of limestone mining by Lafarge, the French cement company, in Meghalaya for its factory in Bangladesh. The SC had imposed a ban on the mining on February 5, …
New Delhi: The high-powered team, headed by B N Jha, RCCP North Eastern Regional Office of Environment and Forest, that included several other senior officials, has confirmed that Lafarge has been following high standards of environmental compliance. Earlier, Shella Action Committee, a conglomerate of traditional village bodies, had charged French …
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J. Venkatesan New Delhi: Making it clear that the French company Lafarge should comply with Indian laws and get a fresh Environment Impact Assessment done for its limestone mines in Meghalaya forests, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to vacate its stay on mining operations. A Bench of Chief Justice …
Lafarge cement plant hits hurdle NEW DELHI: Is mining activities for the French cement manufacturing company, Lafarge, going the uranium way? It appears so - the Supreme Court while upholding the stay on the ban on limestone mining in Shella, asked the cement giant to get fresh Environment Impact Assessment …
SHILLONG, March 29: The Shella Action Committee (SAC) today said that the Central Government cannot come out in support of a foreign Lafarge company inn view of the blatant violation of environmental laws of the country by both MoEF and CEC. The SAC has disagreed with the proposal of the …
SHILLONG, March 29: After consistent plea before the Supreme Court on extraction of limestone from Shella-Nongtrai areas of Meghalya, the apex court today said that the project cannot be allowed to continue without a valid environmental clearance and that Lafarge should conduct EIA study afresh. The Court accepted plea of …
Orders fresh environment impact study of limestone mining in Meghalaya. The Supreme Court today rejected the plea of the central government to allow Lafarge, the French mining giant, to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya. It also ordered a fresh, and fast, environmental impact assessment (EIA). The central government, represented by …
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to vacate its stay order on mining by French cement giant Lafarge in Meghalya and directed Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) of the entire area to find out the damage caused to forests in the fragile hills. The stoppage of the mining by Lafarge for …
French cement giant Lafarge may have to wait a while to resume mining, with the Supreme Court asking it to seek fresh environmental and forests clearance from the Centre for mining in the eco-fragile East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan while rejecting the …
Lafarge mining New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition filed by villagers challenging allotment of forest land for mining to French cement manufacturing company Lafarge in Meghalaya. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and J M Panchal referred …
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition filed by villagers challenging allotment of forest land for mining to French cement manufacturing company Lafarge in Meghalaya. A Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices R V Raveendran and J M Panchal referred the petition filed by …
Lafarge Umiam Mining, a subsidiary of the French giant Lafarge, has been accused of ignoring the Supreme Court's stay on its mining activities in Meghalaya. The company has, however, denied any violation of the court order.
