Meghalaya Home (Political) Department calls for appearance before the fact-finding committee on the Shree Cement plant in East Jaintia Hills

10 October 2026

The Home (Political) Department of the Government of Meghalaya issued Public Notice No. POL.95/2026/Pt./18 on 7 October 2026 on appearance before the fact-finding committee regarding the setting up of Shree Cement Company in East Jaintia Hills District.
The notice states that those who have filed representations may appear before the Committee in person on 13 October 2026 at the Circuit House, Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills District, from 10:00 A.M., along with the relevant documents in original.
The Committee was constituted by Notification No. POL.95/2026/5 dated 8 September 2026, in pursuance of Letter No. POL.57/2025/203-A dated 3 September 2026, and is chaired by Shri C.V.D. Diengdoh, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya.
Its terms of reference are to inquire into the cause and circumstances leading to the disruption of the public hearing called by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board on 31 July 2026, and to assess the possible impact of setting up the company from environmental, social, legal and criminal standpoints and submit a comprehensive fact-finding report.
An earlier public notice of the same department, No. POL.95/2026/Pt./04 released on 21 September 2026, had invited representations from persons, organisations and the public.
A fact-finding committee of this kind is an executive inquiry: it takes statements and reports to the government, and is not a court.