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 …
SHILLONG: Meghalaya being one of the 14 states of the country today has began to fight against the spread of measles and reduce deaths from measles with the State Health Department has started to conduct the Measles Catch-Up Campaign in three district of East Khasi hills, West Khasi hills and …
SHILLONG: The State Health Department through the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is all set to conduct the Measles Catch-Up Campaign targeting to provide mass vaccination to more than 6 lakhs children (from 9 months of age to 10 years) covering 93-99 per cent of the population especially in the …
SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Forest and Environment has given environment clearance to the Meghalaya Ferrous Limited for setting up of the ferro alloys plant at Porla village near Nongstoin in West Khasi Hills. Official sources on Saturday informed that the Union Ministry had given the environment clearance for setting …
SHILLONG, In order to ease traffic congestion on the National Highway-40, the process for land acquisition and activities like shifting of electric posts, telecom lines etc. on the Shillong
SHILLONG, The Meghalaya Government on Tuesday said it has yet to decide whether it will allow its rich deposits of uranium to be mined, something which has been firmly opposed by various groups in the state on health and environmental grounds.
Ques tioning the manner in which environmental clearances are granted in the country,the Supreme Court on Friday noted that the environment ministry has for 17longyearsletprivatecompanies pay
Shillong: The state government has apparently shelved the uranium mining project in Meghalaya for the time being. No decision has been taken regarding the matter after chief minister Mukul Sangma assumed power in April last year replacing D.D. Lapang.
SHILLONG: State Planning Board Chairman, Dr Donkupar Roy, has sent a letter to Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma demanding an amendment to the existing Land Transfer Act to be taken up during the next budget session. "The local indigenous people are not at all benefiting from the Act as it …
Energy-starved India is desperately looking for Uranium discovered in Meghalaya and wants to mine it despite protests. The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), the public sector company which wants to mine the ore, said that there is no plan to abandon the Rs 1,100 crore uranium mining project in …
Shillong: The State Government is making efforts to protect the indigenous medicinal plants found in the State. Through the State Medicinal Plant Board (SMPB), the Government is implementing the Centrally sponsored scheme in four districts of the State to encourage the plantation of these medicinal plants. Despite the fact that …
SHILLONG, Sept 26: The Synjuk Nongsynshar Shnong Warsan Lyngdoh Area, at a meeting held on Saturday at Umtiawait Nongtynniaw in West Khasi Hills, unanimously decided to allow Athena Kynshi Power Private Ltd to conduct a survey and investigation to identify the landowners who would be affected by the proposed Kynshi …
SHILLONG: Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh said the State DGP SB Kakati has been directed to examine the demand for setting up of a permanent police outpost at Nongjri village in West Khasi Hills. The demand for the outpost was made by the Synjuk Ki Rangbah Shnong Border Area (SKRSBA) on …
THE DEPARTMENT of atomic energy will have to shelve its plans to augment the domestic supply of uranium from Meghalaya. The standing committee of the National Board on Wildlife has rejected the department
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:
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 …
A proposal for an exploratory drilling at a newly-surveyed uranium site inside the Balpakram National Park (BNP), in South Garo hills of Meghalaya, has raised the hackles of wildlife and conservation groups in the State. The 400-sq km BNP is a known habitat for Asian elephant, tiger and other endangered …
Shillong, March 19: A Meghalaya Assembly panel today recommended that the government take up a uranium mining project in West Khasi Hills district without further delay but subject to some conditions. The 10-member committee, headed by Congress legislator HDR Lyngdoh, made the suggestion regarding the Kylleng Pyndengsohiong Mawthabah uranium mining …
