SHILLONG, APR 25: The state government will soon review the New Shillong Township (NST), a project which aims to de-congest Shillong city.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Urban Affairs minister Hamletson Dohling said, “I will soon convene a review meeting to find out the status of the project.”
It may be mentioned here that most of the land which were acquired in the NST have been allotted to different departments and agencies.
Different structures like IIM Shillong, NIFT, Meghalaya Assembly, Information Technology park, Urban park, Shillong International Centre for Performing Arts and Culture, Government Guest Houses of Nagaland and Mizoram, Reid Chest Hospital, Hindi institute, English and Foreign Language University are lined up to be developed in the new township area.
Asked, Dohling informed that institutes like the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Shillong and Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Shillong have started their construction works.
He however said the government would soon intimate to those who have taken the land but have not start utilizing the same on whether they are still interested or not.
Earlier, the state government has decided to take up more infrastructure projects including roads in the area.
By Our Reporter
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