SHILLONG, MAY 6: Tura MDC Bernard N Marak has taken up an initiative to plant 10,000 trees in Tura constituency and to reach beyond 1 million trees in the entire Garo Hills. “This initiative is aimed to cover the catchment areas which fall under the Nokmas and other water Continue Reading
HYC demands SBM to remove waste disposal facility from Motphran
SHILLONG, MAY 6: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Monday demanded the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) to remove the waste disposal facility from the Motphran area. In a letter to the SMB chief executive officer, HYC said that the organization had conducted spot inquiry of a waste disposal facility put Continue Reading
483 houses damaged in 29 villages affecting over 949 people due to heavy rainfall, cyclonic storm and hailstorm in Meghalaya
SHILLONG, MAY 6: Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management Kyrmen Shylla on Monday informed that a total of 483 houses were damaged in 29 villages under seven districts during the incidents of heavy rainfall, cyclonic storm and hailstorm occurred on Sunday thereby affecting over 949 people. Of these, 14 villages are Continue Reading
Govt asks district admins to provide immediate relief materials to families affected by rain related incidents
SHILLONG, MAY 6: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said different district administrations have been asked to provide immediate relief materials to families affected by rain related incidents in seven districts of the state. “Yesterday because of strong winds and heavy rainfall in certain parts of the state…seven Continue Reading
CM inspects ongoing installation of waste segregation machine at Rongkhon Songgital in Tura
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma inspected the ongoing installation of the waste segregation machine at Rongkhon Songgital in Tura, West Garo Hills, along with PHE Minister Marcuise Marak and Chairman MUDA, Wailadmiki Shylla. Upon installation of the machine, loaders and excavators will be utilized to excavate the legacy waste Continue Reading
Shillong Polytechnic student comits suicide by hanging
EXCLUSIVE Scripts published here are subject to copyright In an unfortunate incident, a student of Shillong Polytechnic, Mawlai on Monday committed suicide by hanging. The student, Diana Dimre Ch Marak, age 24 was a residents of Upper Babupara, Tura West Garo Hills. Superintendent of Police East Khasi Hills Rituraj Ravi Continue Reading
Loadshedding unlikely for next 6 weeks; MeECL goes for strategic planning in power generation
EXCLUSIVE Scripts published here are subject to copyright Amidst the fear of the public about the drying up of water bodies in the Meghalaya, Sanjay Goyal Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) said due to the strategic planning in power generation, the state is in Continue Reading
Applications submitted under pump storage are under process of getting examined: Goyal
EXCLUSIVE scripts published here are subject to copyright Sanjay Goyal Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) said the power policy is in public domain as the state Government is examining the applications that were submitted under pump storage. Talking to Meghalaya News 24, Goyal Continue Reading
CM visits Um Jasai catchment area in Shillong for inspection
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday inspected the Um Jasai catchment area in Shillong accompanied by officials from PHE, Urban Affairs departments and Meghalaya Basin Development Authority. The ongoing dry spell in the State has led to tremendous water shortage across the State. His visit to the catchment Continue Reading
Next 2-3 months water can be supplied for Greater Shillong in case of delayed rainfall: PHE Minister
PHE Minister Marcuise N Marak expressed concern over the impending crisis in the state particularly in Tura and Shillong town. Stating that the Umiew river which feeds the Mawphlang reservoir had dried up considerably, the Minister said because of the strong storage facilities, for the next 2-3 months the water Continue Reading