Closure of 30,000 abandoned coal mines a challenge to Meghalaya
Justice (Retired) B P Katakey, appointed by the Meghalaya High Court, has issued a stern warning against the opening of these mines which pose health and environmental hazards.
Justice (Retired) B P Katakey, appointed by the Meghalaya High Court, has issued a stern warning against the opening of these mines which pose health and environmental hazards.
This decision, issued through separate directives from the Directorate of Education-Schools and the Higher & Technical Education Department, comes in response to the ongoing unrest in the state.
The crossings will be shut down again on Sukkot, a seven-day Jewish festival, from September 20 to 22, followed by another closure between September 27 and 29
"According to the directives of the administration, all the markets are closing once a week on a rotation basis for sanitization since 27 July. We feel that the Covid-19 situation in Siliguri is under control with a range of steps taken by the administration and health department to break the chain of infection and contain the disease..."
Founder Jimmy Lai — already in jail for attending a pro-democracy rally — has been arrested and charged with colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security.
The UT govt had earlier ordered the closure of these markets on the grounds of "violations of Covid-19 guidelines and social distancing norms."
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