Description : Explain Rat-Hole mining in the tribal areas. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) In most of the tribal areas of north-east India, minerals are owned by individuals or communities. (ii) In Meghalaya, there are large deposits of coal, iron-ore, limestone, dolomite etc. (iii) ... is done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel known as Rat-Hole Mining'.