SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Indigenous Youth Federation (MIYF) has asked the National Green Tribunal to decommission the weighbridge at Dawki since it does not fulfill certain criteria.
Claiming that the weighbridge has no parking lot, provision for safe drinking water and other facilities, the MIYF has urged the NGT to shift the weighbridge to Amlarem instead.
Convener on the organization, S Talang argued that the traffic jams created by the bridge will restrict the movement of security forces in case of any emergency along the international border besides affecting the smooth functioning of the Customs office in the area.
The group also urged the NGT and the State Transport department to ensure that all the existing weighbridges function in conformity with the Motor Vehicle Act 2009.
