Guwahati, April 29 -- The High Court of Meghalaya has directed the State Government to submit a fresh and comprehensive status report on the large quantity of excess coal found in East Jaintia Hills through Garuda UAV surveys.

Of the total 1,92,840.13 tonnes of undocumented coal discovered outside designated Coal India Limited (CIL) depots, authorities found 1,80,299.48 tonnes in East Jaintia Hills alone.

The directive came from a division bench of Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh after reviewing the government's response to the 27th Interim Report submitted by the Justice (Retd.) B.P. Katakey Committee, which monitors coal-related matters in the state.

The court also instructed to expedite proceedings in Specially Desig...