Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "CAG faults city’s waste processing" appearing in the Shillong Times dated 16.09.2024 dated 24/03/2025. Reply affidavit dated March 21, 2025 has been filed by the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills district, Shillong. The affidavit stated that two …
SHILLONG: The Association of Meghalaya for Development Advancement (AMDA) will formally seek its withdrawal from the Joint Committee on Uranium Mining on Meghalaya (JCUMM) on Thursday. Informing this on Wednesday, AMDA president Wonder Myrthong said despite its withdrawal from the Committee the Association would request the State Government to include …
SHILLONG: The State Government on Tuesday allayed the concern of NGOs and people of Garo Hills over the Centre's move to go for exploratory mining for uranium in Balpakram National Park (BNP) saying that "nothing will be done which hurts the people's sentiment." Giving a strong hint that the State …
SHILLONG, May 3: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today said that he would adopt a democratic approach on the controversial issue of uranium survey and mining. Knowing well the opposition from NGOs to the proposed uranium mining projects in West Khasi Hills, the Chief Minister exclusively told The Sentinel today:
The 19th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board on Wildlife took place under the chairmanship of Shri Jairam Ramesh, MOS(I/C) Environment and Forests. After a detailed discussion, the Standing Committee decided to reject a proposal of the Department of Atomic Energy for exploratory drilling for uranium in …
SHILLONG: With pressure mounting against proposed exploratory mining for uranium in Balpakram National Park from environment groups and student bodies, the DAE move suffered a major setback as an inspection team has refused to visit the site. National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) member B Talukdar, assigned to lead an inspection …
PASIGHAT, April 30: Unknown to most, the Third Northeast Consultation on Dams began here today at Pasighat, the headquarters of East Siang district. Incidentally, the organizers chose Pasighat as the venue for consultation on one of the hottest issues of the region, which, of late, has been a hotbed of …
The Government of Meghalaya has decided to keep in abeyance the proposed exploratory mining of uranium in the Balpakram National Park. The Government came to this decision after meeting a delegation of the Garo Students
This recent report on illegal coal mines around Balphakram NP in Meghalaya prepared by Dr Asad Rahmani recommends immediate ban on all mining activity within the national park & demands strict regulation of all coal mines in Garo Hills The issue of illegal coal mining in Meghalaya is quite well-known …
State Govt to move Centre against Balpakram drilling SHILLONG: The State Government has decided to move the Centre against the proposed exploratory drilling inside the Balpakram National park (BNP) in South Garo Hills. Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma informed this to a delegation of the Garo Students' Union (GSU), which …
On march 29, the Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s plea to allow French cement company Lafarge to continue mining limestone in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills. The court had stayed mining in the area in February after local residents moved court saying Lafarge obtained mining licence through fraud and without the …
SHILLONG, April 28: French cement giant Lafarge has to overcome yet another hurdle to resume operations in Shella areas, with a tribal village council having denied holding any meeting with Regional Chief Conservator of Forests BN Jha. The stand of the traditional village council came in the wake of the …
SHILLONG, April 28: People of Rwiang, West Khasi Hills have accepted the proposals made by a company having a coal plant in the area for protection of the environment. The public hearing, conducted by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) at Rwiang, 20 km from Nongstoin, supported the stand …
TURA: The Tura A'chik (Garo) senior citizens forum has opposed the move to mine uranium by denotifying an area of 8.0 square km in Rongcheng plateau of Balpakram National Park. The senior citizens forum had an emergent meeting at Tura, attended by members of the Asima Dingsima Rangsaljong Association (ADRA), …
NONGSTOIN: The public hearing on Shakambari Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. Company was held on Wednesday at Rwiang village, 20 kilometres from here. In the hearing, it was decided that the company would be allowed to carry out its operations provided it adhered to the people's demands. The public hearing that …
SC blow to Lafarge New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lift the stay on limestone mining by French cement giant Lafarge in the forests of Meghalaya till the Ministry of Environment and Forests submits a report on environmental compliance. "Till the time appropriate reports are submitted by …
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to vacate its stay order restraining the French company Lafarge from conducting mining operations in Meghalaya. A Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices S.H. Kapadia and Aftab Alam made it clear that the interim order of stay on mining passed …
Demands more environment impact reports by next hearing. Despite a favourable report from a committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and pleadings of Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati, the Supreme Court today declined to lift its ban on mining by French cement firm Lafarge Umiam Mining Ltd in …
