SHILLONG: To check the mindless extraction of coal and rapid depredation environment, Independent legislator Manas Chaudhuri has suggested setting up of a thermal plant in the coal-rich Jaiñtia Hills.

“The State Government should seriously give a thought of setting up a thermal plant in Jaiñtia Hills since it would help the State generate additional power,” Chaudhuri said while participating in the discussion on the Governor’s address here on Monday.