He has also demanded a comprehensive roadmap by October 16 to address the issue

In a significant development highlighting the scale of illegal coal mining in Meghalaya, Justice (Retd.) B.P. Katakey has demanded a probe and directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of East Jaintia Hills to lodge First Information Reports (FIRs) with regard to the disappearance of over 18,000 metric tonnes of illegally mined coal, and submit a comprehensive roadmap by October 16 to address the issue.

Chairing a review meeting in Shillong on Tuesday, Justice Katakey, appointed by the Meghalaya High Court to monitor coal mining and transportation in the state, expressed serious concern over the discrepancies between coal volumes reported by independent agency Garuda and those verified on the ground by district a

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