By Our Reporter
Shillong: The non-adherence to the rules laid by the Dorbar Shnong of Mawsynram by the acting syiem of Hima Mawsynram Amos Malngiang has fumed the West Khasi Hills based NGOs who demanded an immediate intervention of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) into the matter, failing of which they will be forced to issue an ultimatum to Malngiang to rectify the problem.
The three NGOs which included the KSU, FKJGP and HNYF of Mawsynram circle has alleged that the acting Syiem of Mawsynram has by-passed the Dorbar Shnong by granting the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for religious activities inside the Mawjymbuin Cave.
The KHADC in October last had made it clear that the maintenance of the Mawjymbuin cave falls within the jurisdiction of the Mawsynram Dorbar Shnong and the authority to grant the NOC depends on the Dorbar Shnong.
“In the meeting held on October with the CEM, it was agreed upon that the right to grant NOC should be of the Dorbar Shnong and not the acting Syiem. However, it was found again that the acting Syiem has broke the agreement by leaving the Dorbar Shnong in the dark while granting the NOC for religious activities inside the cave”, FKJGP education secretary Morgan J Lyngdoh told reporters here on Wednesday.
The local NGOs who came to the KHADC on Wednesday with a motive to apprise the CEM of this matter however, failed to meet him as he was away from office despite having arranged the timing himself.
The NGOs on Wednesday lambasted PN Syiem for his lack of discipline in maintaining the time arranged for a meeting.
“To our surprise, Syiem was not present at the office and when we tried to call him, his cell phone switched off”, KSU Mawsynram circle president Sambor Nongbet told reporters here on Wednesday. The KHADC corridor turned into a waiting platform and the local NGOs finally left the KHADC premises after the CEM failed to come to the office.