Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Surjith Kumar Nanu Vs State of Kerala & Others. The allegation of the applicant is that the mines of laterite stone is being done by Ashraf K in Palloramala hills affecting over 80.94 acres of land of Ulliyeri village. Despite …
Upset over the failure of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to frame forest clearance norms as directed by the Supreme Court and the resultant delays in road projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planing to take up the matter with the court afresh. The authority’s …
The ongoing eco-restoration programme at Sohra, under which eleven lakh saplings were planted, faces a constant threat from forest fires that are common in the hills of the State. The saplings were planted in order to preserve the ecology of the Sohra plateau and the six-year-old project sanctioned by the …
Shillong: The traditional chiefs of Meghalaya have called upon Union Power minister, M Veerappa Moily, to accelerate the process of complete electrification in Meghalaya. In a memorandum submitted to the Union Power Minister during his visit to the city on Monday, the chairman of the traditional chiefs of Meghalaya, JF …
Shillong: In a boost to tea production in Meghalaya, three of its plantations and processing units have been certified “organic” by a certified agency of the government of India, official sources said on Monday. The certification for processing and plantation have been given to Urlong Tea factory in East Khasi …
SHILLONG: MeECL senior official and Chief Project Manager of Myntdu Leshka Project, Elias Lyngdoh on Saturday said majority of the people are not against the proposed 240 MW Umngot Hydro Electric Project even as negotiations are on with the villagers who are apprehensive about the same. Talking to The Shillong …
SHILLONG: Residents of nine villages have vowed to oppose the Meghalaya Electric Corporation limited (MeCL) plan to construct a (3 by 80 Megawatt) hydroelectricity power dam along the Umngot river. The outright opposition of the villagers in East Khasi Hills district is due to fear that they will lose all …
SHILLONG: The proposed 240 MW Umngot Hydro Electric Project has hit a roadblock with local villagers and opposing the project saying that the compensation for their land was grossly inadequate. Terming the project as anti-people, the residents of several villages (Umsaw, Pashang, Mawsir, Kransngi, Mawdulop and Mynsang) who areas lay …
SHILLONG: The State Government has taken exception to the delay by Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Ltd (LUMPL) in handing over the proposed land to allow the Government to start the process of compensatory afforestation. As a penalty for carrying out limestone mining in forest land measuring about 116.589 hectare at …
SHILLONG: Admitting that the progress of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the State has not been upto the mark, Power Minister AT Mondal said that show cause notices have been given to the concerned contractors for the delay in commissioning of the scheme. The RGGVY scheme aims …
Shillong: The KSU Mawryngkneng circle along with the affected farmers have threatened to hit the streets and stage a hunger strike in Shillong following the Government’s failure to pay the compensation to the farmers affected by the construction of the Two Lane Shillong Bye-Pass carried out by GR Infra Company …
JATAH (East Khasi Hills): The proposed Umngot Hydel Power Project has suffered a major setback with majority of the land owners having unanimously decided to oppose the project. Land owners hailing from the nine villages who are going to lose their agricultural land on account of the proposed hydel power …
Shillong: Despite the French cement giant Lafarge Umiam Mining Private Limited (LUMPL) depositing a total amount of Rs 3 crore towards the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), the State Government is yet to carry out the plantation drive of about 4 lakh saplings in 470 hectares of …
Cement manufacturing giant Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd today said it was adopting a standardised approach to sustainable development by adhering to various environmental norms in its operations across the world, including the one at Nongtrai village in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district. Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt Ltd (LUMPL), a wholly …
SHILLONG: Most of the headmen of Raid Lyngshing (Lynshing traditional chiefdom), which covers more than 20 villages under Mawkynrew Community and Rural Development ( C&RD;) Block in East Khasi Hills, today opposed the proposed (3 x 80 MW) Umngot Hydro Electric Project. The opposing voices were heard during the public …
JOWAI: The proposed Rs 1853 crore power project in Jaintia hills has got the green signal from residents of several villages including Moosakhia, Sohmynting and Samanong under Amlarem Sub-Division who have unanimously voted in favour of commissioning the project. The public support for the Umngot Hydro Electric Project (three stages …
SHILLONG: A severe storm hit Laitkor area this afternoon causing damages to more than thirty houses and leaving many homeless, with one person said to have been injured in the incident. Speaking to this correspondent, S Pyngrope, headman of Laitkor Rngi said, “Our area is prone to cyclone, but this …
SHILLONG: Forest and Environment Minister Prestone Tynsong has admission that the iconic Ward’s Lake of Shillong is polluted due to discharge of untreated wastes from a hotel and the Shillong Club. Replying to a Call Attention Motion on Thursday he said due to constant seepage of effluents even fishes were …
SHILLONG: With an aim to bring holistic approach to development in the agricultural sector, the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), a strategic policy initiative to secure overall development of the Scheduled Tribes was introduced by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at Mawpyrshong village in East Khasi Hills District. In accordance …
SHILLONG: After the successful implementation of the SPTS buses in the East Khasi Hills, the State Government has now decided to introduce ten buses, procured under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), in Jaintia Hills district. Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh will formally flag off a fleet of …
SHILLONG: The Leader of Opposition in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly demanded the State Government to close all the cement plants operating illegally in Jaintia Hills district, which have violated the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Speaking to reporters in Shillong on Friday, Conrad Sangma said, “The high level committee of the government …
