Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Wednesday informed that the 342 families of Sweepers’ Colony are not illegal settlers as their details and records are available in the office of the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB).
Talking to reporters, Tynsong said, “The question of illegal settlers does not arise as the details and records of all the 342 families are already there in the office of the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) and also with the Meghalaya High Court.”
Asked about the proposal of relocation, he said the Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC) is yet to communicate its decision on the proposal of the government to relocate the 342 families of Sweepers’ Colony to existing quarters of Shillong Municipal Board.
The Deputy CM said that the High Court has already asked the HPC to file an affidavit on this regard within a few weeks’ from now.