Northeast India’s Only English and Hindi Satellite News Channel

Meghalaya: Cong legislator urges Assam govt to stop construction of ASTC transit camp

First Published: 3rd February, 2021 18:59 IST

Congress legislator Mayralborn Syiem has urged the government of Assam to immediately bring to halt the construction work of the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) transit camp at Khanapara in

Congress legislator Mayralborn Syiem has urged the government of Assam to immediately bring to halt the construction work of the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) transit camp at Khanapara in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi District.

Requesting the Assam government to take note of the issue at the highest level, Syiem expressed hopes that after the general elections in Assam, the state government will take serious step on the issue.

“I urge the State government to immediately put a stop to the ongoing work of the ASTC transit camp at Khanapara in Ri-Bhoi District as work is still underway,” Mayralborn Syiem said.

The MLA has further asked the Assam government to stop the ongoing work at Khanapara.

“We urge the Assam government that prior to the elections, the ongoing work at Khanapara has to stop at any cost so that we won’t lose any land,” Syiem added.

Earlier last week, claiming that Assam authorities have gone ahead with the construction work even though the land, where the camp is being set up, belonged to Meghalaya, the KHADC had objected to the construction and asked the state government to take up the issue with Assam.

The KHADC said that the proposed transit camp of the ASTC at Khanapara falls inside Meghalaya territory.

Following this, Meghalaya Chief Secretary, MS Rao had informed that he has already taken up the matter with his Assam counterpart.

COMMENTS

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

WE RECOMMEND

Banner
NEL Editor-in-Chief Wasbir Hussain, Prof Chandan Sarma Nominated to governing body of Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development

Hussain, who is also a political commentator specialising in peace, security and development in northeast, has authored and edited close to two dozen books besides writing research papers in several national and international journals and popular media outlets

13th November 2024
Banner
Guwahati Police Arrests Man Posing as CBI Officer, Duping People

The arrested individual has been identified as Prasanta Bordoloi(40), a resident of Bhurbandha, Satobari in Morigaon.

13th November 2024
Banner
Voting in 6 Seats in Assam and Meghalaya Begins, Long Queues In Polling Booths

The voting process has been smooth and incident-free so far across all constituencies.

13th November 2024
Banner
Bihar Family Who Had Come to Assam To Attend Wedding Dies in Road Accident

They were driving from the Dibrugarh railway station when the accident happened at the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia bypass

12th November 2024
Banner
6 Lives Including that of a 4-Year Old Lost in Two Road Accidents in Assam

Assam faced a heart breaking day as two separate road accidents claimed the lives of six people, including a 4-year-old child.

11th November 2024