SHILLONG, SEPT 30: MIRECO, a Korean government agency, shared its global experience with Meghalaya State Planning Board on Mines Reclamation Solutions for Meghalaya on Tuesday.
Following the meeting the Korean government agency agreed to conduct a small pilot project to address the acidity levels in rivulets, streams in mining areas.
A detailed representation by Representatives of Mines Reclamation Corporation, MIRECO, a South Korean Government Agency, shared its experience and capabilities on small scale mining issues with Meghalaya State Planning Board on Mines Reclamation Solutions for Meghalaya on Tuesday at Yojana Bhavan.
As part of its efforts to understand, address and recommend to the state government steps to be taken in tackling the environmental challenges, SC Marak, Chairman and John F Kharshiing, Co-Chairman of the Meghalaya State Planning Board held a meeting wherein presentation by Mines Reclamation Corporation, (MIRECO), a South Korean Government Agency, on Mines Reclamation Solutions for Meghalaya was made.
After detailed presentation and discussions the Korean Govt Agency, which has experience of having rehabilitated 1,654, mine sites (big and small scale) globally, has expressed its willingness to conduct a small pilot project to address the acidity levels in rivulets, streams in Mining Areas.
The State Planning Board agreed to provide necessary data to facilitate MIRECO in submission of their proposal to the state government . The South Koreans informed that it would take approximately a year to complete a small demonstration project to review the success of reduction in PH level in water bodies.
There was general agreement during the meeting that given that the mines in Meghalaya were thinly spread and that the seams were very small there would have to be a joint effort by all stake holders to come to a resolution as to how to jointly address the environmental challenges in the mining areas of Meghalaya.
Given the customary land holding system prevailing in Meghalaya, the meeting resolved to convene a meeting of representatives of the district councils, the various associations representing the mining activity including Land Owners Associations in the state on October 17 to discuss with them the technology and solutions which has come up from the South Korean Agency.
Further, the South Korean Government Agency agreed to submit a proposal for conducting a small pilot project to the Meghalaya government for its consideration.- By Our Reporter
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