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Former Chief Minister writes to SC on ‘illegal coal mining’ in Meghalaya

Shillong, Jan 14 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly and former chief minister, Dr Mukul Sangma has written to the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India about “continuous illegal coal mining in the State and illegal transportation of illegally mined coal thereof”.
In his letter dated January 13, 2021, sent through the Chief Secretary, Meghalaya, MS Rao and copies of which were also forwarded to Chief Justice of High court of Meghalaya, Chairman, National Green Tribunal, and Chairman of Meghalaya Lokayukta, the veteran Congress leader said that he had visited Khliehrangnah, Shangpung, West Jaintia Hills, on October 28, 2020, to verify the truth from the ground zero.
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