Meghalaya CM writes to his Assam counterpart to form joint committee to tackle pollution in Byrnihat

Shillong, March 21 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has written to his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma proposing to form a joint committee with Assam to mitigate sources of pollution in Byrnihat town.

Byrnihat, an industrial town on the Assam-Meghalaya border, has been designated as the "most polluted city in the world", as per the World Air Quality Report 2024 by Swiss technology company IQAir.

"Keeping in mind the environmental concerns, especially in the border town of Byrnihat I have: 1) written and spoken to Hon'ble CM Assam @himantabiswa to form a joint committee to coordinate efforts 2) Environmental audit of all the industrial units in the State of Meghalaya in a time bound manner and on regular basis," Sangma post...