By Rajib Roy

SHILLONG: Unscientifically-laid water-pipes, some running overground and others alongside drains, and their clumsy handling by unauthorised plumbers have caused scarcity of drinking water in various localities of Shillong city.

URANIUM Corporation of India

SHILLONG: Random mining carried out in an unscientific manner in Meghalaya has led to severe degradation of the environment there, according to a new study.

A coal mine in Meghalaya

The New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment

Researchers of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) have said that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed uranium mining project in Meghalaya did not address the environment and health concerns adequately.

SHILLONG: State Pollution Control Board had conducted an extensive study on the impact of mining and the report was submitted in 1997. An expert committee had suggested at that time that a State Mining Policy was imperative. State Government never shared the report and did nothing with it.

CSE releases report on mining
By Our Reporter

Mining is an unregulated activity in Meghalaya. Forests are felled and coal and limestone are excavated without any concern for the environment. The existence of a State Pollution Control Board has not added to the quality of the environment or reduced pollution in any way.

SHILLONG: Meghalaya Tourism Development Forum (MTDF), a critical mass of socially and environmentally conscious intelligentsia engaged in promoting responsible tourism, has called for people's participation to this year's autumn festival beginning with the carnival scheduled for November 1 next. MTDF's drum beating festival followed by the guitar ensemble has won it worldwide accolades.