India, Sept. 25 -- The Meghalaya government has constituted a committee to investigate allegations of illegal mining and hill cutting in Ri-Bhoi and East Khasi Hills, following a petition before the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court.

Deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong said on Thursday that the panel, headed by the additional deputy commissioner of Ri-Bhoi, comprises representatives from the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board, the Mining and Geology Department and the district administration. The committee will inspect identified sites and submit a detailed report to the government by October 15.

"The committee will go into all the details as highlighted in the CEC report. We are waiting for their findings,"...