SHILLONG, Sep 23: The state government has informed the High Court of Meghalaya that it has ordered a fresh inspection of coal dump sites in two villages in Ri-Bhoi and South West Khasi Hills districts, after nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal, detected in an aerial survey, could not be accounted for during ground verification.

A final report is expected within a month, the state government told the high court through an affidavit on Monday.

The direction followed a probe initiated by the deputy commissioners of the two districts, in compliance with a July 24 high court order in connection with a PIL filed in 2022.

A three-member committee, comprising senior district officials, had been constituted to investigate the discrepancy. “It is highly improbable for nearly 4,00

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