Editor,
I wish to thank and congratulate the Meghalaya High Court for its proactiveness by taking up people’s burning issues like water problems in Shillong and in the Sate as a whole, the dilapidated roads in the State, the daily acute power problems, the prolonged environmental issues of illegal coal mining, illegal transportation of coal and illegal coke oven factories in Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills and elsewhere in the State.
Moreover, the honourable High Court has issued orders to in respect of the above to the Meghalaya government to act accordingly but the State government in the past got away with other orders of the court and I am afraid that these orders will face the same fate by not implementing them or give many excuses all the way to the court.
I appeal to the honourable High Court to be ready to draw contempt proceedings against the State government if found wanting in this regard.
Philip Marweiñ
Senior Journalist
Shillong
