Shillong, March 10 -- The Meghalaya government has urges the Centre to declare traditional mining as a non-mining activity regarding stone mining and sand quarrying, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Monday.
"Stone mining and sand quarrying in the state of Meghalaya is strictly regulated in accordance with the provisions of Meghalaya Minor Mineral Concession Rules, (MMMCR) 2016, which is as per Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957," Sangma informed the Assembly.
Replying to volley of queries raised by opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) legislator Heavingstone Kharpran during the Question Hour, the Chief Minister said that the state government has made the plea before the central govern...