Shillong, July 20: The state government has decided to improve tourism in a village near Nongmahir lake by procuring land in the area.
The cabinet on Friday decided to get 50 acres of land at the cost of Rs 10 crore.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told reporters after the cabinet meeting that due to the scenic beauty of the island, the government wants to improve the area.
“Cabinet today approved the procurement of land for tourism infrastructure at Nongdiengngan village, Nongmahir Lake, Ri Bhoi. This is being done to increase the land bank with the state government so that tourism projects can be undertaken and since the area around Nongmahir Lake has huge tourism potential, tourism projects can be taken up through the procurement”, the chief minister said.
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