The district council in Jaintia Hills has not granted No Objection Certificate to railway survey, Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) Chief Executive Member Thombor Shiwat said.
In response to a query by VPP MDC Deivipaya T Tongper during the budget session today, Shiwat said the district council has not received any application for a railway survey in the district.
The major railway expansion project has sparked strong opposition from various pressure groups in the State who have demanded an immediate halt to the proposed Chaparmukh-Jowai railway line until effective measures are implemented to regulate immigration into the state.
The 180-km railway project, proposed by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), aims to connect Chaparmukh Junction in Assam with Jowai in Meghalaya, significantly improving connectivity between the two states. However, the JHADC has been urged to deny a NOC for the project, citing fears of large-scale migration into Meghalaya.
During the question hour, the CEM also informed that there are four cement plants set up in Narpuh Elaka and are operating as per regulations framed in the NOC granted to them.
