From Our Correspondent
NONGSTOIN: In complete defiance of the Supreme Court ban on the commercialization and use of charcoal, trucks in West Khasi Hills District can be seen ferrying the material almost everyday.
One such truck bearing registration no AS01DC- 5072 skidded and capsized on the road between Nongstoin and Rambrai on Tuesday. Fortunately the driver and his assistant escaped unhurt.
Media reports have in the past regularly brought to the notice of the authorities vehicles openly transporting timber and charcoal. However, the culprits roam scot free even as the Forest Department failed to control the menace.
Trucks carrying timber are also a common sight on NH-44(E) from Nongstoin to Shillong.
