Shillong, Nov. 3 -- A committee appointed by the High Court of Meghalaya has recommended the demolition of 33 illegal coke oven plants in East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills within a week.
The panel, headed by retired judge Brojendra Prasad Katakey, made this recommendation in his 33rd interim report submitted before the High Court. Out of these 33 plants, 16 are in East Jaintia Hills and 17 in West Khasi Hills district.
The recommendation to demolish these plants was also made in the 32nd interim report of the Katakey panel, which has not been complied as no compliance report was submitted by the authorities.
"The Committee, therefore, recommends demolition of the 33 (16 in East Jaintia Hills District and 17 in West Khasi Hills dist...