Dibrugarh, Feb. 2 -- Once again, large-scale illegal coal storage has been spotted at Ledo under the Margherita constituency in Assam's Tinsukia district.

Expressing strong dissatisfaction over this issue, L. Ratan Singh, General Secretary of the International Human Rights Council, Tinsukia District Committee, stated that without the tacit support of the government and the police, such illegal coal storage and expansion would not be possible.

"Today, while returning from a special assignment in Arunachal Pradesh, I noticed that between Itakhola and Tirap Colliery in the Ledo area, unauthorized pathways have been created on railway land to store illegal coal. Upon investigating through its officials, I found that the stored coal was extr...