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 National Green Tribunal (NGT) will hold the hearing on rat hole mining in New Delhi on Monday even as the State government has ruled out any open cast mining as per the draft mining plan submitted to the NGT and also to the relevant ministries due to the …
Coal Ministry awaits nod from Home Affairs SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Coal has, in principal, agreed to exempt the operation of the Coal Mine Nationalization Act, 1973, under para 12A (b) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution subject to its approval by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. …
A unique three-day summit on sustainable development of mountain states in India, held in this Arunachal Pradesh capital, called for special steps for disaster risk reduction and optimal utilisation of mountain agricultural resources. Given the disastrous earthquake in Nepal in April this year and the 2013 cloudburst in Uttarakhand, disaster …
The State Government would shortly announce the proposed water policy which would lay much needed emphasis on the need to regulate over exploitation of ground water resources. Speaking to The Shillong Times on Monday, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Water Resources, Rowell Lyngdoh, asserted that it will not take …
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya government on Tuesday submitted draft mining guidelines for coal mining activities in the state to the NGT following the interim ban on coal mining since April 2014 in the state. "We have submitted the draft mining guidelines prepared by Meghalaya's mining and geology department for coal mining …
Tribunal to conduct hearing on mining ban in New Delhi from Tuesday SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Government is all set to submit the much awaited mining guidelines and mining policy to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) either on Monday or Tuesday. The two-day hearing of the NGT on rat hole mining …
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Monday said the State Government has no intention to carry out uranium mining in Meghalaya. There were reports about opening of new uranium mines in West Khasi Hills which were considered as a move to carry out uranium mining in the State. However, denying those …
The Civil Society Women’s Organisation (CSWO) has vehemently opposed the move of the UCIL (uranium Corporation of India Ltd) to open up new deposits in Kylleng -Pyndengsohiong -Mawthabah (KPM) project in West Khasi Hill. “This will destroy the lives of the people of our state and we will not allow …
The State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to table a resolution on mining in Meghalaya during the ongoing Autumn Session of the Assembly to mandate the government to take up with the Centre exclusion of certain provisions of Central Mines Acts. Informing this here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said …
Feasibility report suggests 55 MW project, says Corporation NONGPOH: In a major development on Thursday, the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited has decided to withdraw the 240 MW Killing Hydro Electrical Project proposed to be set up at Lamalong village under Mawhati constituency along the Ri Bhoi and Karbi …
SHILLONG: The State BJP has demanded that the State Government should immediately finalize the plans of submitting the comprehensive mining plan as per the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). BJP general secretary Dipayan Chakraborty came down heavily on the State Government’s dilly-dally tactic saying that if the Congress-led …
The Jaintia Coal Miners & Dealers Association (JCMDA) has written to the Chairman of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) to convene a Special Session to discuss the situation arising out of the NGT ban on coal mining. According to the JCMDA, the aftermath of the ban has affected the …
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is formed when water and air come in contact with pyrite (FeS2) present in coal and exposed rocks, to form sulphuric acid. The process of pyrite oxidation further leads to the formation of Fe3+ and some or all of this Fe3+ precipitates to cause red, orange …
SHILLONG: At least four persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya in the past one month, prompting the state government to monitor the situation closely, officials said on Tuesday. Three persons including a BSF jawan died after being infected by JE in the remote South West Garo Hills …
Shillong: After a nine-year-old girl, Sonia Gandhi Bahadur, was swept away by the surging waters of the Ganol river in Asibra in West Garo Hills on Wednesday, the Meghalaya government asked all schools in the district to remain shut for the next 48 hours. Heavy rainfall triggered floods and landslips …
SHILLONG, Aug 18 - Incessant rain over the past 24 hours has caused flooding and landslides in different parts of the State capital and its surrounding areas, disrupting normal life today. In the State capital, nine families were evacuated from Pynthorbah after flash flood caused havoc in the area due …
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing spotted in Ri Bhoi SHILLONG: The State recently got a surprise visitor in the form of Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing, the world’s largest butterfly, which was spotted in a tiny hamlet in Umroi in Ri Bhoi District. Found exclusively in the forests of Oro Province in eastern Papua …
Sixteen hydropower projects are in various stages of construction in the northeast, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. “Presently, 16 hydropower projects aggregating to 5,576 MW are under various stages of construction for the growth and development of the northeastern region, including Sikkim,” the minister for Development of North …
The State Co-Ordination Committee of Coal Owners, Miners and Dealers Forum (SCCCMDF) has decided to seek permission of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to hire a recognized agency to formulate a mining policy for the State. The forum, which consists of coal mine owners and dealers of the State, passed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Threat to Life Arising Out of Coal Mining in South Garo Hills District Vs. State of Meghalaya & Ors. dated 31/07/2015 regarding Illegal, unauthorized, unscientific unregulated mining in the state of Meghalaya. The State Government itself …
