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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled “Barricade illegal sand mining pose threat to WGH riverbank” appearing in The Shillong Times dated 29.06.2024 dated 30/01/2025. The news report said that the iron barricade placed in the middle of the Rongai river and uncontrolled illegal …
TURA: The Lower Hawakhana Development Committee in Tura has submitted a complaint to the West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner alleging noise pollution being created by certain residents and religious institutions from surrounding areas. According to the committee, on May 11, Krishna Saha, a resident of Nobinpally, Tura had on the …
The 16 KW solar street lighting project at Garobadha in South West Garo Hills inaugurated on Wednesday is aimed at demonstrating the use of new and renewable energy for the people. “The idea was to educate people, particular children on the effect of global warming. The street light will testify …
TURA: Farmers in the plains belt region of West Garo Hills who have had their standing crops washed away in the recent floods are calling upon the government to waive their loans. As many as three hundred farmers from the Phulbari-Bhaitbari region held a peaceful protest at New Bhaitbari market …
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 …
Over a hundred villages in the district of South West Garo Hills have been affected by cyclone that hit the region on Saturday night. Strong winds accompanied by rains bearing hailstones damaged houses and some crops in two villages of the district. South West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh …
Fifty nine people died in flash flood and landslide triggered by cloud burst in Meghalaya, the State Government said on Tuesday. “The number of deaths due to flash floods and landslides is 59 while five people are still missing,” Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Roytre C …
SHILLONG:The death toll in the recent flash floods and landslides in the state has risen to 55 with the recovery of three more bodies, even as the flood waters are slowly receding in some areas, official sources said on Monday. There is light rain in some places in the State. …
SHILLONG: The dead toll in the devastating flash floods and landslides in the State rose to 52 on Sunday with the recovery of one more body from Balalggri village in South West Garo Hills. In addition, three persons from Menadoba village in North Garo Hills Districts are reported still buried …
Guwahati: Seven people were killed in Meghalaya's South West Garo Hills district on Monday after eight hours of rain led to flash floods. More than a lakh have been affected. Deputy commissioner of South West Garo Hills district Ram Singh said six people were killed by a landslide and one …
Over one lakh people affected as Brahmaputra, Jingiram waters inundate several villages West Garo Hills was on Monday declared as flood hit district after the swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged several villages of the district. Two other districts — East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills — were also …
Five districts of Garo hills today pledged to ensure an aggressive approach towards meeting the mandate of Nirmal (Clean) Meghalaya by 2017. The deputy commissioners of the five districts gave presentations at the two day consultative workshop on “Nirmal Meghalaya” highlighting the substantial gains, which have been made to increase …
If the Green tribunal’s decision to ban sand mining can prevail over the peculiar land tenure system in Meghalaya, the threat to the water reservoirs in the state can be effectively safeguard. Water reservoirs in the state have come under threat from stone and sand quarrying along their sources and …
TURA: In view of the severe water crisis in Tura and surrounding areas, West Garo Hills District Administration held a meeting with the lines departments, civil societies, Church leaders and locality development committees on Friday afternoon to discuss an urgent action plan to tide over the current water crisis. The …
SHILLONG, March 24: Meghalaya has seen a decline in the elephant population. The number of elephant population in the State has declined by 579. The latest statistics have revealed that the number of elephants in Meghalaya stand at 1,232. However, according to the last census made of elephant population in …
SHILLONG, Dec 28: During the five years period from 2006-2011, only 35 villages in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya were electrified. This fact was revealed by the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on West Garo Hills district for the year ended on March 31 2011. According to the …
Shillong: Glaring anomalies in the functioning of department of health and family welfare has deprived thousands of people of West Garo Hills with basic health care benefits ,revealed the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Holding the department of health and family welfare responsible for the deprivation of …
SHILLONG: Out of 365 villages which have been awarded with the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) 2011 Award, it is suprising that none of the villages from Jaintia Hills received the award. As per the total sanitation campaign report, which showcases the performance of the Khasi Hills, Jaintia and Ri-Bhoi, it …
Floodwaters in the plains belt of Garo hills in western Meghalaya have gradually receded but not without leaving a devastating impact on agriculture, the mainstay of the inhabitants of the area. Around 21,000 households were affected but only half of these were severely impacted. “The floodwaters have started receding and …
