Guwahati, May 3 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: The 37th interim report of the Justice (retd) Brojendra Prasad (BP) Katakey committee has flagged prima facie violations of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), 2024, governing the transportation of coal and other minerals from outside Meghalaya.

In its report submitted to the court on Friday, the panel noted that while certain cement companies had applied on April 8 last year seeking permission to transport coal for the period between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, no approval was granted by the competent authority.

Despite this, the committee cited M/S Star Cement Meghalaya Limited and Star Cement Limited for transporting 2,93,569.349 metric tonnes of coal through 8,174 truckloads be...