Meghalaya Chief Minister Reports on Coal Block Leases and Assembly Resolution Against Uranium Mining
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Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, addressed the 60-member state assembly regarding Ministry of Coal leases for 12 coal blocks with production underway in three. The assembly unanimously passed a resolution, moved by Sangma, prohibiting uranium mining and processing facilities in the state. These developments follow the 2014 National Green Tribunal ban on rat-hole mining and the 2019 Supreme Court allowance for scientific methods.