Govt to ensure scientific coal mining in the state: CM

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 7, 2019

SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said that the state government is in the process to ensure that coal mining in Meghalaya is done in a scientific manner. 

“The State is on the process to ensure that coal mining is done in a scientific manner,” Sangma, who is on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, said. 

Stating that the topic of coal has been in the business and there are a lot of factors involved, he said as a Government, we are in the process to find ways in which we can ensure the continuity, keeping in mind the environmental concerns, the safety of minors and overall sustainable development, which we as the State and Central Government and citizens of the state want to ensure. 

“Things are moving in a positive direction after being stuck for quite a few years due to the issues highlighted because of which it could not be taken forward but we have worked hard in the last one and a half years and they have been able to give a specific direction to it and we have worked out phase wise manner on how we can start the coal mining at a certain point which is dependent on the measures that we take which will be worked out similarly for limestone and boulder stone also,” he added.