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Criticism of the company's lack of transparency and accountability

The NGT had in 2014 banned unscientific coal mining and transportation of coal in Meghalaya for the safety of miners and environmental protection. The Supreme Court had in July 2019 lifted the ban.

In Bungoma, young men, women engage in sand harvesting, an activity described as lurking danger. Families live in fear of losing loved ones in mines

After mining fatalities increased for two successive years, the industry has pledged to take steps to improve safety.

Changing the status of what happens to these companies if somebody dies in the mines to where the people could be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter? what is the best way to change this the most quickly? >> the best way to change this is to stop mining and burning coal. i think that is the only way you are going to eliminate mining deaths. mining in these deep underground mines especially is simply a dangerous thing to do. and certainly tougher enforcement would help during the bush adminis...

What is the best way to change this the most quickly? >> the best way to change this is to stop mining and burning coal. i think that is the only way you are going to eliminate mining deaths. mining in these deep underground mines especially is simply a dangerous thing to do. and certainly tougher enforcement would help during the bush administration, the federal mine safety and health administration, the agency that is in charge of overseeing mine safety was sort of notoriously gutted and weake...

Prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter? what is the best way to change this the most quickly? >> the best way to change this is to stop mining and burning coal. i think that is the only way you are going to eliminate mining deaths. mining in these deep underground mines especially is simply a dangerous thing to do. and certainly tougher enforcement would help during the bush administration, the federal mine safety and health administration, the agency that is in charge of overseeing mine safety...

Lot of problems because of all the methane thats exuding out of it. so they have been paying a lot of attention to this mine over the last year or so. >> does the methane just come along with the territory, or is this mine in particular more prone to methane. >> all underground mines bituminous coal have problems. this is a gassy mine, a huge mine. theres areas where methane can come out of the coal. typically this happens out of the winter months. odd to have it in the warm months like april. n...