New Shillong Township will be Meghalaya’s “engine of growth”, says Meghalaya CM Conrad K. Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said that New Shillong is being built on four pillars – tourism, sports and culture, education and skilling and technology. Mr Sangma informed the State Assembly that Shillong is growing rapidly and the New Shillong Township is being developed, which will be Meghalaya’s “engine of growth”, creating 1.5 lakh jobs in the future.

Replying to a short-duration discussion moved by Mawryngkneng MLA, Heaving Stone Kharpran on developmental activities in New Shillong, Mr Sangma said, the township is being built with a total investment of over 6000 crore rupees and over 915 acres of land procured from 1995 to 2017. With Shillong city’s population now exceeding five lakhs, the Government has adopted a two-pronged strategy to address the present challenges in Shillong while building future opportunities in New Shillong.