Justice in Mining Network

   Newsletter  November, 2024 Justice in Mining Network 1. Awareness meeting in Tamar, Ranchi  An awareness meeting was held with the gold deposit villagers of Amlesha, Bondulkundi and Sindauri of the Tamar block of Ranchi on 11 November, 2024. Seventy-hectares of Tamar will be directly affected by open-cast mining for gold. Villagers expressed strong opposition to the mining project. Further, importance of the Fifth Schedule, Provisions of Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas), PESA, strengthening gram sabha and Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (CNTA) was discussed and informed to the villagers.  2. Strengthening gram sabha in Kundapahari village of Gopikandar, Dumka, Jharkhand.   Three villages of Gopikandar have been marked for mining for the Pachwara South Opencast Mining Project by Nayeli Uttar Pradesh Limited (NUPPL). These three villages are Chirudih, Mahaldabar and Kundpahari. According to government documents, NUPPL has proposed non-forest use of 45...