Meghalaya HC Directs HPC To Respond To Government’s Proposal On Relocation Plan, Within One Month

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The Meghalaya High Court directed the Harijan Panchayat Committee (HPC) to respond to the state government’s proposal for the relocation of 342 families of Harijan Colony from Them Iew Mawlong within a month.

A division bench of the HC, while hearing the matter, informed that the state government forwarded the relocation blueprint to the HPC under cover of a letter dated September 30.

“Since the respondent committee says that it is assessing the proposal, the respondents are requested to respond to the proposal within the next four weeks. Let the matter appear two months hence,” the bench said.

The next hearing will take place on February 16.

It is worth noting that the MDA government decided to relocate the 342 families to the existing official quarters of the Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) on August 31 as a permanent solution to the long-pending issue. Additionally, it has declared plans to build apartments on 2.5 acres of SMB land.

The state government decided to relocate the illegal settlers, mainly Sikhs, who have been residing in the area for generations, on the recommendation of a high-level committee.

The committee, formed in June 2018, was tasked to resolve the decades-old land dispute in the area after violent clashes between Khasis and Sikhs.

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