NGT order on illegal structures along Wahumkhrah
SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will shortly submit its report to the NGT on the steps taken to comply with the directives of the tribunal on illegal structures along Wahumkhrah river.
Informing this here on Sunday, Urban Affairs Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “We will be submitting the report to the tribunal during the next hearing”.
According to her, MUDA had already served notices to the people residing along the Wahumkhrah river asking them to prove their antecedents and ownership of the land.
“We have taken all precautions while dealing with this issue and we will also not like to take any decision which may lead us into any legal tangle like in the past,” the Urban Affairs Minister said.
It may be mentioned that MUDA in 2011 had served an eviction notice to demolish the illegal structures along Wahumkhrah. However, this attempt on the part of MUDA suffered a blow when a local court clamed a stay on MUDA order.
Earlier, MUDA had received as many as 200 responses from residents living near the Wahumkhrah River following the NGT order.
