NEW DELHI: Taking strong objection to the rampant illegal mining activities in Meghalaya, the National Green Tribunal(NGT) has told the state government that mining cannot be permitted till the time a coal mining plan for the safety of workers is not put in place. It has set a six-week deadline to the government to draw up the guidelines in this regard. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the illegal mining has been going on in the state despite a blanket ban.
"It is indisputable that orders of the Tribunal have been violated without exception. The transportation of coal has continued without taking any environmental protection measures and without strictly complying with the guidelines framed by the Committee and Meghalaya," said the Bench. Recording its disapproval of the conduct of Meghalaya in not formulating an appropriate policy and guidelines even a year on despite the Tribunal's orders, the Bench said that mining in the state cannot be permitted till the time such policy and mining plan/map is prepared by the state government.
The intelligence agencies had also raised concerns about foreign funded NGOs stopping mining in NorthEast states.
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