SHILLONG: Union Minister for Steel and Mines Narendra Singh Tomar will arrive here on Wednesday on a day-long visit.
During his visit, the Union Minister will meet several Ministers at the Secretariat.
During the meeting, a lot of issues including the NGT ban on coal in Meghalaya is likely to come for discussion.
It may be mentioned that Meghalaya Assembly earlier this year had passed a resolution seeking Presidential notification exempting the tribal state from the purview of the Government of India’s Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, and Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973.
The resolution came after the Parliament had passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, empowering the concerned state Governments under the Fifth and Sixth Schedule to frame rules relating to mining and mineral development in accordance with Article 244 of the Constitution.
Tomar, meanwhile, met Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday in Guwahati and decided to form a committee to work on increasing exploration activities in the Northeastern state.
