Agencies
SHILLONG, JULY 21
The Opposition UDP has alleged total collapse of governance in Meghalaya.
“There is no coordination among the various agencies of the Government right from the Cabinet. There are various major decisions taken by the Cabinet which are still pending,” UDP working president Paul Lyngdoh said during the central executive meeting of the party here on Thursday.
He also criticized the Chief Minister for not attending the recent meeting of the NITI Aayog.
According to Lyngdoh, the Chief Minister had decided not to attend the meeting just because he was a Congressman.
“This clearly reflects that he considers himself more as a Congressman rather than being the chief minister of the State,” the UDP working president said, while adding, “The chief minister should have taken a prudent decision of representing the interest of the State rather than painting a political colour.”
Lyngdoh further stated that the NGT ban on coal mining coupled with the leakages of revenue from various departments of the State has been depleting the coffers of the government by Rs.1200 crore annually.
“We are all aware that the present state of affairs is due to the NGT ban on coal mining which has affected the revenue of the State by over Rs.600 crores,” Lyngdoh said.
He also expressed concern over the fact that several public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the State were facing great difficulties in view of the financial crunch.
“We have seen that the staffs of the various PSUs are not getting even their salaries,” he said.
UDP to prepare status note on railways in Shillong
Stating the party was not against introduction of goods train services to Byrnihat in Ri Bhoi district, UDP working president Paul Lyngdoh said the party has entrusted its legislator Embhahlang Syiemlieh to prepare a ‘status note’ on the proposed railway head to Shillong.
“We would like to know the actual status of the project. We have not taken any decision on the railway head to Shillong,” Lyngdoh said while taking to newsmen after the meeting here on Monday.
He further informed that the status note will contain information on the proposed rail head to Shillong and also the reaction from various stakeholders on the issue.
According to recent reports, the survey for the Byrnihat-Shillong railway project was going on in full swing.
As per the details from the railway sources, the survey for the 108-km Byrnihat- Shillong railway is going on and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
