AP file photoThe Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Meghalaya government to deposit the Rs 100 crore fine, imposed on it by the National Green Tribunal, with the Central Pollution Control Board for failing to curb illegal coal mining. The National Green Tribunal had fined the Meghalaya government on January 4. The committee was constituted during the hearing of the petition which had sought a ban on coal mining in Meghalaya. It had also taken into account some reports of the state pollution control board. The apex court had earlier refused to allow the transportation of extracted coal lying across Meghalaya despite several requests by the miners.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2019 08:48 UTC