Meghalaya news: The Meghalaya High Court has reprimanded the state government for disappearance of more than 4000 tonnes of coal. The court has ordered action against the officials monitoring coal. At the same time, a state minister said on Monday that coal would have gone away due to heavy rains.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Excise Minister Kirman Shayla said, “Meghalaya receives a lot of rain, and you can never know … coal can flow due to rain, it is very likely.” However, the minister also made it clear that he was not justifying the disappearance of coal. He admitted that there is no strong evidence yet whether the reason for the disappearance of coal was natural or any illegal activity. The minister said, “I cannot only blame the rain, it may or may not. I have no concrete information about it.” He also said that all activities related to coal mining and transport should be done according to the law, and the authorities should ensure that illegal activities are stopped.
On July 25, the High Court ordered
In fact, the Meghalaya High Court had reprimanded the state government on July 25 for the disappearance of coal from Rajaju and Diengnagaon villages. The court ordered the illegal to find out the coal extract and directed to take action against the coal monitoring officials.
On the allegations of illegal coal mining and transport in the state, Shayla said that concrete evidence is needed to prove these claims and many departments are responsible for monitoring such activities. He said, “I think if our people do this to survive, they can do it illegally … and if it does not, no one wants to do a work that causes damage to the state.”
Happiness expressed on scientific mining
After the government’s announcement of scientific mining by the government, Shayla said that she hopes people will follow the law. He said, “We all consider it welcome and we want to see it in reality. I am sure our people will not do anything that makes the court or law target us.”