Fresh inspection ordered on disappearance of 4000 MT of coal, Meghalaya govt tells HC

Shillong, The Meghalaya government has informed the high court that it has ordered a fresh inspection of coal dump sites in two villages in South West Khasi Hills district, after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal, detected in an aerial survey, could not be accounted for during ground verification.

A final report is expected within a month, the state government told the Meghalaya High Court through an affidavit on Monday.