SHILLONG: Members of both the Treasury and the Opposition bench on Monday expressed concern over the pollution of the rivers in Jaintia Hills due to unscientific mining.
Pointing to the recent report of the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MPSCB), UDP legislator (formerly on KHNAM) Paul Lyngdoh said that it is really disturbing to know that the water sources in and around the mining areas in Jaintia Hills is no longer fit for human consumption.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/assembly-takes-note-river-contamination
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/shillong-times-shillong
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jaintia-hills
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya
