The JSU’s objection comes amid the Khasi Students' Union (KSU )'s persistent protest against the two railway lines.

Amidst the Centre’s renewed push to expand rail connectivity into Meghalaya, the Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) has issued a strong warning to the North East Frontier Railway (NFR), cautioning it against moving ahead with surveys for two proposed railway lines leading to Jowai- 79-km Jowai–Khliehriat–Chandranathpur route and the 180-km Chaparmukh–Jowai line.

The JSU’s objection comes amid the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU )’s persistent protest against the two railway lines.

According to the Union, going ahead with these projects without adequate safeguards poses a direct threat to the demographic and environmental stability of the Jaintia region.

The Central Body of the Jain

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