The Meghalaya government has maintained in the Supreme Court that it is in favour of regulating coal mining activities in the state. 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. “The broad arguments on behalf of the state are that the state is in favour of regulating coal mining activities in the state. “I expect that the legal issues, which are pending regarding coal mining in Meghalaya, will be resolved once and for all.

Source: The Telegraph May 02, 2019 18:33 UTC