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Shillong ropeway project controversy

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2026-10-23 23:41 UTC → 2026-10-26 08:39 UTC · added removed

The proposed ₹151-crore ropeway project at Shillong Peak, managed by the Meghalaya Ropeway Development Authority, has encountered significant faces intensifying opposition from local residents and environmental critics. Local protesters, organized under the The Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against Shillong Ropeway, representing Laban Pyllun residents, issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Meghalaya government to scrap or relocate the project in Laban. project. The JAC cited has threatened intensified agitation, including hunger strikes, citing concerns regarding over environmental damage, the felling of trees, tree felling, and the potential drying up of local water springs. They further alleged allege that the community was not properly consulted and that no public hearing was held. While the Tourism Department Director Brenda Lee Pakyntein maintains that necessary permissions and protocols permissions, including an NOC from the Dorbar Shnong, were followed, obtained, the JAC maintains they were not properly informed. Adding to the opposition, the citizens' group Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR) has formally requested the government to scrap the project, alleging that the consultation process used to secure community consent was “fraudulent and lacked transparency.” TUR argues that bypassing grassroots democratic participation violates community trust. Broader scrutiny has also focused focuses on the project’s environmental footprint, including the estimated requirement of 26,000 square metres of forest clearance. Critics have pointed to a A 2022 public consultation where reportedly saw only 27 attendees, with 80 percent of respondents expressed expressing concerns regarding negative impacts on local river quality. The project, which aims to improve tourist access and create over 450 jobs by 2028, is 2028 through funding from the New Development Bank and the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region, also facing faces technical debate regarding the use of cost-effective mono-cable technology over more redundant bi-cable systems.

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  1. 2026-10-26 08:39 UTC Shillong ropeway project controversy
  2. 2026-10-23 23:41 UTC Shillong ropeway project controversy

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