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Consider the following statements regarding rat-hole mining in Meghalaya and the regulatory framework governing mining in India: I. The National Green Tribunal's 2014 ban on rat-hole mining in Meghalaya was based on its adjudicatory powers under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, applying the precautionary principle to prevent irreversible ecological damage. II. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 confers overriding adjudicatory powers on the National Green Tribunal to prohibit mining activities in Scheduled and Sixth Schedule areas. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?