Shillong, Nov 18:John Leslee K Sangma, a former MLA and resident of Mawlai Mawroh here, has filed an official complaint with the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) seeking action against the organisers of the government-promoted Cherry Blossom Festival for excessive noise pollution.

In a separate statement yesterday, Sangma slammed the hosting of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Polo over the weekend as the “most brazen disrespectful act towards residents” of Polo and areas within a 3-4km radius.

Sangma is not the only person to have complained of the noise generated by the two-day festival, which, on both Friday and Saturday, went well past midnight with its booming music and fireworks.

“I have been residing in the area at Mawlai Mawroh for the last 10 years and just like an

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