Announcements

Shri Abhilash Baranwal, IAS, District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong, do hereby prohibit and order the following restrictions with immediate effect along the Umtyngar–Pomkaniew stretch of the Umiew River and surrounding areas:

All unauthorized sand washing and unscientific sand extraction operations along the Umtyngar–Pomkaniew stretch of the Umiew River that discharge silt-laden wash-water directly into the river channel are hereby stopped/prohibited forthwith pending statutory compliance and clearance from competent authorities.

Operators are strictly prohibited from dumping extracted sand, mud, silt, or debris along the river banks or natural drainage paths where it can be washed into the river.

No sand washing or mining activity shall resume unless and until operators establish proper settling tanks, closed-loop filtration arrangements, and designated spoil-disposal sites away from the river channel, supported by valid statutory permits and clearances.

This order shall come into force with immediate effect and shall remain in force until further orders.

Any violation of the order shall be prosecuted under Section 223 of the BNS, 2023