India, May 21 -- The Assam government has appealed to the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to investigate the increasing deforestations and constructions on the hills of Meghalaya which are affecting the flood situation in Guwahati, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

Sarma in the past had blamed University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) for illegal deforestation and constructions on the hills of Meghalaya adjacent to Guwahati, claiming that these constructions were causing floods in Guwahati.

On Wednesday, he said that two more massive buildings are being constructed near the USTM in Meghalaya and this has triggered him to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court.

While addressing ...