Alerted by the spread of swine flu in neighbouring country, Meghalaya Government has set up a screening post at international land crossing along Bangladesh border to check travellers.
The North East is staring at a probable drought this year as temperature remains high with a severe deficit of rainfall.
Known to experience early and flash floods, the region this time has received scanty rainfall compared to other States of the country, with Meghalaya recording the highest deficit of 75 per cent in the period between May 25 and June 19.
Shillong: A moderate earthquake rattled the Meghalaya Capital on Tuesday morning, Met official said.
The epicentre of the quake, measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale, was located about 13 km away from the Central Seismological Observatory in Upper Shillong here, the Met department said.
There was no report of any damage and casualty. The tremor was felt at around 7.47 am.
About 55 villagers from Shella are fighting desperately to get back their ancestral land from cement giant Lafarge after these villagers claimed they were tricked by agents to sell their land.
Following outbreak of Swine flu in parts of the world, officials from the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&V) department in Meghalaya have been directed to report about any cases of the disease to their respective Disease Investigaton Officers (DIOs).
SHILLONG: A check Dam-cum-drip irrigation project, under Umthang Syiar Watershed project was inaugurated on Wednesday. The project will distribute water to all the fields in the Mawlangbna area throughout the year.
