NGT retains ban on mining in Meghalaya
Mar 31, 2015 · Published: Tuesday 31 March 2015. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) refused to lift the interim ban on mining in Meghalaya in a hearing on March 25. On April 17 last year, it had issued an interim order to stop rathole coal mining across Meghalaya. It had also warned against illegal transportation of the mineral.