The Meghalaya government has scheduled a decisive meeting with the Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC) in the last week of September, to be chaired by the Chief Secretary. This meeting comes after the HPC requested an extension from the government to provide their final decision on the proposed relocation from Them Iew Mawlong to Bishop Cotton Road in Shillong.
Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Urban Affairs, Sniawbhalang Dhar, confirmed the development, stating, “The Harijan Panchayat Committee has requested an extension until the last week of September, and the meeting will now be held at the Chief Secretary level, likely toward the end of the month.”
Dhar further clarified that no additional meetings will take place at his level or the Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home Affairs. The relocation proposal has been a matter of ongoing discussions, and the upcoming meeting is expected to mark a pivotal moment in the negotiations between the government and the HPC.