New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned transportation of coal in Meghalaya and pulled up the state government for failing to curb its illegal mining.
The ban on the transportation of coal was of significance in the wake of a coal mine tragedy in the state in December. Fifteen miners are trapped inside an illegal 370-feet flooded coal mine at Ksan village in East Jaintia Hills district for the past one month now.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and S. Abdul Nazeer questioned the state government on the steps taken to prevent illegal coal mining despite the ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
The bench also directed the state government to file a report on the present status of illegal coal min...