Rights body seeks closure of illegal coal mining in Assam’s Tinsukia district
The International Human Rights Council has called for an investigation into alleged illegal coal mining activities in Assam's Tinsukia district. The group claims that unauthorized mining and transportation are occurring despite the presence of North Eastern Coalfields oversight.
Why it matters
Illegal mining poses significant environmental risks and suggests a failure in regulatory enforcement and local governance.
A rights body has urged the local authorities and relevant departments and agencies to probe alleged illegal coal mining in the Ledo area under the Margherita Assembly constituency in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district.
The coal belt is along the district’s border with Arunachal Pradesh.
The Tinsukia District Committee of the International Human Rights Council (IHRC) on Friday (September 25, 2026) expressed deep concern over allegations of illegal mining activities in the district.
L. Ratan Singh, the committee’s general secretary, asked how illegal and unrestricted coal mining was being carried out at Deep Mine, Lal Churi, Kala Churi, Mulung, Conference Field and other locations, if the North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) administered these areas. The NEC is a unit of Coal India Limited (CIL).
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