Shillong, Nov 1 (PTI) A firm engaged in constructing a road project funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from Shillong to Dawki near Bangladesh border was found dumping construction and demolition waste into tributaries of Meghalaya's Umngot River, famous for its crystal-clear waters, officials said on Saturday.

Officials of the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) inspected the site after locals, many of whom depend on tourism for their livelihood, shared videos showing the river's once-transparent waters turning murky.

The issue also prompted Shillong MP Ricky Syngkon to take it up with the Union ministers for road transport and environment, officials said.

Dawki, where the Umngot river flows through, was once famed for its pristine waters so clear that t

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