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 …
- NDRF account reveals inhuman conditions faced by miners as mine owners, govt mint money Shillong: “Rat hole”, “black diamond”, “dark money”— these are the phrases which reveal the sorry state of affairs in the unscientific coal mines of Meghalaya. The stark reality has been captured in the detailed account …
NONGSTOIN: Four West Khasi Hills based NGOs – FKJGP (West Khasi Hills), West Khasi Hills Students’ Union, KSU (West Khasi Hills) and the Western Youth Front – who had earlier extended the deadline for the State Government to come clean on the Nongstoin Urban Water Supply Scheme (NUWSS), but the …
NONGSTOIN: Thousands of people participated in the Total Sanitation Campaign programme organised by the State Water and Sanitation Board in collaboration with the District Water and Sanitation Mission at Mawkyrwat on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Rowell Lyngdoh was the chief guest on the occasion. The main objective of the Campaign …
NONGSTOIN: People of Mawthadraishan Block in West Khasi Hills district have opposed the district administration’s decision to issue ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) to set up cook mine factory at Madan Riewblei. A public meeting was held recently here where people voiced their opposition to the administration’s decision. The meeting, convened …
SHILLONG: With each passing day, the thick lush forest cover in West Khasi Hills district is fast thinning presenting a very worrisome sight. While the primary reason for the loss of forest cover points towards the rampant burning of firewood to generate charcoal, what is worrying is that even persons …
The Meghalaya government on Friday denied a report that fish in the State's Ranikor river were dying due to exploratory drilling for uranium ore and claimed the water had turned toxic from substances used by local people for fishing. “The fish have died not due to exploratory drilling for uranium …
The Meghalaya government today said preliminary investigation suggests the sudden death of fishes in Ranikor River in West Khasi Hills district is probably due to “use of toxic substances by locals” or coal mining and that uranium radiation has slim chance of causing the deaths. “If uranium radiation was the …
Shillong, April 19: The preliminary report on the cause of the death of fishes in Kynshi and Rilang rivers, West Khasi Hills, has ruled out the possibility of radiation from uranium ore exploration. The report said the two possible reasons are coal mining and spread of toxic substances in the …
Shillong, April 17: The state government is yet to ascertain the cause of death of fishes in two rivers of West Khasi Hills, even four days after the incident. It was on April 13 that dead fishes were found floating in Kynshi and Rilang rivers near Ranikor. There were also …
Shillong, April 15: Scientists from the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board will test the waters of Kynshi and Rilang rivers in West Khasi Hills to ascertain its quality following the death of thousands of fishes since Friday. The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) attributed the unprecedented incident to the exploratory drilling …
SHILLONG: Lone KHNAM MDC in the KHADC, Adelbert Nongrum, has come down heavily on the Congress-led Executive Committee for allowing Maheshwari Mining Private Limited to operate in West Khasi Hills district despite claiming that it had cancelled the company’s trading license. “I have inspected the spot and seen for myself …
NONGSTOIN: Water scarcity in Marngor area consisting of six villages Marngor, Langlew, Mawkhanpamdeh, MawBlei mawjnoin, Phyllut and Mawkhan Wahkwang is reaching an alarming proportion with people of the area suffering a lot due to water crisis. Residents of the locality can be seen waiting in long queues at some of …
SHILLONG, Feb 2 – Assam’s world famous tea has propelled the State as the leader in terms of export from the Northeast during 2010-11. Assam exported goods worth Rs 476.59 crore during 2010-11. The State during the period imported goods worth Rs 34.55 crore. Assam was followed by Meghalaya with …
SHILLONG: The State Government has directed Jaypee Group, which has been entrusted to execute the 450 mega watt Kynshi (stage -II) hydro electric project on Kynshi river, to shift the project 3 km downstream. The Government issued this directive following the Atomic Mineral Division’s (AMD) request to the State Government …
NONGSTOIN: State PHE Minister Shitlang Pale on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Nongstoin Urban Water Supply Scheme at the PHE Campus in Nongstoin. The huge scheme estimated to cost Rs 133.94 crore would provide drinking water supply to 28 villages/localities under Nongstoin town at 135 litre per …
Shillong, Nov. 20: The rampant felling continues unabated whether it is for charcoal or for the wood-based industries situated in parts of Ri Bhoi district. After the Supreme Court ban on felling, the Meghalaya government has not adopted any viable working plan to stop the illegal activity. The forests of …
Shillong, Nov. 10: The Joint Action Committee, comprising several NGOs from Mawsynrut block in West Khasi Hills district, will stage a protest march tomorrow against the setting up of a ferro-alloy unit at Porla village under Nongstoin, the headquarters of the district. The rally will start from Mawsynrut block in …
SHILLONG: About 37.7 percent of the state’s population has been covered under the Measles Catch Up Campaign which is being carried out to provide children between 9 months to 10 years of age with an additional dose of Measles vaccine, irrespective of previous vaccination status or disease history since October …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has admitted that the Atomic Mineral Division (AMD) has requested the State Government for shifting the proposed Kynshi Stage-II hydro-electric project to another site. “I have been brief by AMD officials that if the project is not shifted it will submerge areas where there …
SHILLONG: The 2nd day of the Measles Catch-up Programme in East Khasi, West Khasi and Jaintia Hills districts picked up momentum especially at the school session sites. There was a good turnout in schools like Nongkwar Presbyterian School, Umthlong Christian School, Stephen Memorial School, Mawroh, and St. George’s School, Umkdait-Nongmynsong, …
