NONGPOH:
Reiterating their stance against the proposed solid waste management project sanctioned at Mawlwai village, residents of Raid Madan Kyrdem in Eastern Ri Bhoi District staged a protest against the state-sponsored project at Nongthymmai village, on February 19.
The villagers have been staging similar protests demanding a shift of the project’s site to a location outside of Ri Bhoi reasoning that the project will affect the sources of water and their farming lands.
Several social organisations have extended their support to the protest such as the Ri Bhoi Dorbar, Ri Bhoi Youth Federation, Voice of the People Bri u Hynñiewtrep, Ri Bhoi District, the Eastern Ri Bhoi Development Council and the Village Elders and Sordars under Raid Madan Kyrdem.
The protestors, under the leadership of lawyer Erwin Sutnga, the general secretary of Ri Bhoi Dorbar GS Shadap, the president of Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) Bipul Thangkhiew, also held a public meeting on the issue with representatives of Raid Madan Kyrdem.