The District Magistrate of West Khasi Hills passed an order yesterday with the intention of curbing illegal mining of coal in the district.
The order was necessary given the High Court of Meghalaya’s direction last week that not an ounce of illegally-mined coal is transported out of the state.
As such, the District Magistrate, Garod LSN Dykes, passed an order under Section 144 of the CrPC prohibiting illegal mining of coal and its transportation within the district.