The Meghalaya government has maintained in the Supreme Court that it is in favour of regulating coal mining activities in the state.
The state government said this in the apex court during a hearing on a petition filed by one Lber Laloo who wanted the ban on coal mining, imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) since April 2014, to be lifted.
State advocate general Amit Kumar told The Telegraph that the apex court has been hearing issues related to coal mining in Meghalaya on almost a daily basis.
The issues include appeals filed by the state against the NGT order imposing complete ban on coal mining, appointment of Justice (retd) B.P. Katakey Committee by the tribunal, and the NGT order asking the government to deposit Rs 100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board.
