Meghalaya

Rain fury in northeast: 70,000 hit, 4,000 more displaced

GUWAHATI/SILCHAR/SHILLONG: Southwest monsoon rains wreaked havoc in the Northeast, inundating large areas in five districts of Assam, which increased the affected population twofold to a little les

Publication Date:

19/06/2017

Source: Times Of India (Guwahati)

Tags:

Assam, Rainfall, Floods, Displacement, Meghalaya, Sonitpur, Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Death toll in M'laya landslides rises to 7

The death toll in the landslides triggered by heavy downpour in the State rose to seven on Sunday.

Publication Date:

19/06/2017

Source: Sentinel (Guwahati)

Tags:

Meghalaya, Landslides, Rainfall, Ri-Bhoi, Floods, Natural Disasters

Health

Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in 15 states of India: results from the ICMR–INDIAB population-based cross-sectional study

Previous studies have not adequately captured the heterogeneous nature of the diabetes epidemic in India. The aim of the ongoing national Indian Council of Medical Research–INdia DIABetes study is to estimate the national prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in India by estimating the prevalence by state.

Original Source

Publication Date:

07/06/2017

Author(s): Ranjit Mohan Anjana, Mohan Deepa, Rajendra Pradeepa & et al

Source: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

pp:

1-12

Tags:

Diabetes, India, Non Communicable Diseases, North East, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal, Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Statistics, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)

Water Resources

NGT raps Govt for Myntdu inaction

SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal has told the Meghalaya Government that it had “hardly taken any action” to preserve and protect the Myntdu river in West Jaintia Hills.

Publication Date:

19/05/2017

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills, Rivers, Land Encroachments, Mining, Water Resources, National Green Trbunal (NGT)

Water Resources

NGT asks govt to step up Myntdu protection

SHILLONG: The National Green Tribunal bench of the eastern zone in Kolkata has asked the State Government to initiate steps to protect the Myntdu river and the surrounding environment.

Publication Date:

17/04/2017

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Meghalaya, Rivers, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), Jaintia Hills, Water Resources

Environment

Civil society moves NGT over pollution in Lawsohtun area

SHILLONG: The Greater Laban Community Development Society has approached the National Green Tribunal over encroachment on and pollution in the Critical Catchment Area in Lawsohtun.

Publication Date:

17/04/2017

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Meghalaya, Pollution, Forest Encroachments, Ecosystems, Deforestation, Drinking Water, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Environment, National Green Trbunal (NGT)

Energy

Over 3 lakh households in State get electricity

SHILLONG: The Centre’s rural household electrification programme has illuminated around 3.24 lakh households in the State.

Publication Date:

12/04/2017

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Meghalaya, Power Transmission, Rural Electrification, East Garo Hills, Electricity, Energy

Water Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding hotels and guest houses in Shillong releasing untreated polluted water directly to rivers, Meghalaya, 24/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Environment Pollution & Health Hazards in the State Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 24/03/2017 regarding hotels and guest houses in Shillong releasing untreated polluted water directly to rivers. By order dated 10.2.2017, NGT had directed the Meghalaya State PCB to verify the claim of these hotels that they had complied with the directions of the Board. It is stated in the reports of the State PCB that they are compliant in all respects.

Judgement Date:

24/03/2017

Tags:

River Pollution, Hotels, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Shillong, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding threat to catchment areas of Shillong peak due to construction activities, 16/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Iosterson Sun & Others Vs State of Meghalaya & Others dated 16/03/2017 regarding large scale construction by the Army posing serious threat to drinking water resources along the catchment areas of Shillong Peak, Meghalaya. It is stated that the Shillong peak and its slopes are the source of drinking water where various streams and rivulets originate and any disturbance in the existing conditions of the area, as per the applicants, would endanger the catchment area.

Judgement Date:

16/03/2017

Tags:

Water Resources, Ecology, Meghalaya, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Drinking Water, North East

Energy