Cases / Mining · India · date not stated
Village council decisions on Hasdeo coal mine reported irregular
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Sanctuary Nature Foundation reported that village council decisions on the Hasdeo coal mine were irregular. The sources reviewed do not measure the forest affected by the mine, so the stake for nature is not quantified.
What?
Village council decisions on the Hasdeo coal mine were reported as irregular. Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Where?
Hasdeo Aranya area, India. Sanctuary Nature Foundation
When?
Reported after 2024; exact dates not stated. Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Coal mining decisions taken through village councils, reported as irregular. Sanctuary Nature Foundation
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Sanctuary Nature Foundation reported that village council decisions on the Hasdeo coal mine were irregular.
The foundation's article discusses the costs of coal in Hasdeo Aranya.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the village councils, the decisions or the mining company.
- None on record The area of forest affected and the status of the mine are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record Who gained from the mine, and who was harmed, is not named in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts— Press and investigations✓ Communities and civil society— Researchers
Communities and civil society
- Hasdeo Aranya: a million trees and other costs of coalSanctuary Nature Foundation ·
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