The Meghalaya government is pinning its hopes on securing 2-3 acres of land from the Defence authorities to facilitate the resettlement of residents from Harijan Colony at Them Iew Mawlong. However, if the land transfer does not materialise, the state government will proceed with the pre-determined blueprint for relocation of the residents.
The resolution of the Harijan Colony resettlement issue hinges on the decision of the Ministry of Defence regarding the land at Lum Survey, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong told reporters on Friday while adding that the Sikh community residing in the colony is open to the idea of resettling on the Defence land adjacent to their existing locality. He said the state government has approached the Ministry of Defence with a request to transfer the required land.
