News Brief | October 2016
NGT demands eco-restoration plan for coal mine areas
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted committee has asked the Meghalaya government to take up a pilot project for preparing a comprehensive ecological restoration plan for coal mine areas in the state. The committee would be headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). In its order issued on July 21, the NGT has directed the MoEFCC, Ministry of Coal and the state government to hold a meeting to finalise the mining plan and policy including the scheme for restoration of environment and ecology, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said.
Contact: National Green Tribunal
Website: www.greentribunal.gov.in/