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Time of India
7 hours ago
- Time of India
‘Meghalaya safe for tourists, continues to attract visitors'
Guwahati: Meghalaya is very safe for tourists who continue to visit the state regularly, deputy CM Prestone Tynsong said on Monday. He added that social media remarks depicting Meghalaya as a den of criminals, following the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, hurt the state's sentiments. Regarding the alleged weak mechanism in the state for handling tourist flow, the minister said the state has certain mechanisms which will be strengthened further. "Where there is a requirement for strengthening, that will be done for sure. In fact, the tourism department has given certain instructions relating to the registration of tourists," he added. The minister said the govt has already directed the owners of homestays and hotels to ensure proper registration of tourists. "In fact, we also have in place a tourism app through which they can send the documents to the police station concerned or may be to the SP," he added. Tynsong said the govt was deeply hurt to see remarks on social media referring to Meghalaya as a den of criminals. "I just personally take it that, okay, maybe out of emotion, out of desperation, maybe they could not control themselves, they made those remarks. But let me tell you one thing, Meghalaya is very safe," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Los jubilados nacidos antes del 1970 tienen derecho a estos nuevos aparatos acústicos Top Audifonos Undo He added that the Meghalaya Police force is one of the best in the country, and it has been proved. "Not only that, people would remember how we handled militancy 15-20 years back. We don't need any forces from the central govt," Tynsong said. Saying that tourists are still coming to the state on a daily basis, the minister said the successful operation by the state police will further encourage people to keep visiting the state. Last year, Meghalaya was named India's top travel destination in Skyscanner's Travel Trends Report, outperforming global hotspots like Baku and Azerbaijan. Shillong was the only Indian city to make it to the list. Meghalaya witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth in tourist arrivals — from 10 lakh in 2022 to 14 lakh in 2023, which is a 38.9% increase, and further to 16.08 lakh in 2024, which is a 13.1% rise, reaffirming its rising appeal as a premier travel destination. CM Conrad K Sangma-led govt will now invest Rs 3,600 crore to develop tourism infrastructure, including the construction of high-end accommodations in popular tourist spots like Sohra and Umiam over the next two years.
The Print
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Meghalaya govt directs districts to expedite fencing work at India-Bangladesh border
'I have instructed the deputy commissioners of East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills, bordering Bangladesh, to speed up the fencing work, considering it the top priority,' he told PTI. Speaking to PTI, he said that over 40 km of the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya is unfenced, and the state government wants to complete the work at the earliest, so that the stretch can be guarded by the BSF more effectively. Shillong, May 6 (PTI) The Meghalaya government on Tuesday directed two districts bordering Bangladesh to speed up the fencing work, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said. 'You know well the situation in the country as a whole, and especially for us in Meghalaya, living next to Bangladesh is not that conducive, following the terrorist attack at Pahalgam,' he added. Tynsong said that because of land acquisition issues, these portions remained unfenced. 'About 33-34 km along the border in West Jaintia Hills and 7-8 km in the East Khasi Hills district were having land acquisition issues. These areas remained unfenced,' he said. BSF's Meghalaya Frontier Inspector General OP Upadhyay, who attended the high-level meeting chaired by Tynsong, said the force was fully prepared to deal with any situation at the border. He said the fencing will add more teeth to the troops guarding the border, who are on high alert. Meanwhile, the Home Guards Office said civil defence mock drills would be conducted across the state on Wednesday evening. There will be an air raid siren at 6.30 pm, followed by 'Operation Blackout' for 2 minutes, it said, urging the public not to panic. PTI JOP SOM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
