Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai will a meeting on Wednesday, November 11, at the State Convention Centre, Cultural Hall, Shillong, to discuss the proposed Shillong Ropeway Project at Madan Laban amid continued opposition from local residents.
The meeting comes as women under the banner of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) continue their indefinite sit-in demonstration at Barik, demanding that the proposed project be scrapped or relocated.
The protesters have reportedly been staging their demonstration for the past five days.
According to a letter issued by the 19-South Shillong Advisory Committee on Tuesday, the meeting will be chaired by Shullai, who also serves as the committee’s chairman.
The meeting aims to discuss the implementation of the proposed ropeway project and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to express their concerns and suggestions.
The committee has requested all invited representatives to share their views, which will subsequently be submitted to the Meghalaya Government for consideration.
Those invited include representatives of Dorbar Shnongs, Seng Longkmie and Seng Samla from Laban, Madan-Riat Laban, Lumshatsngi, Kench’s Trace, Kench’s Trace Oxford Rilbong, Kynjat Phutbol, Upper Lumparing and Lower Lumparing.
Representatives of KSU Laban Circle, Seng Khasi Ri-Raid Laban, its women’s and youth wings, and the Joint Action Committee (JAC) Laban have also been invited.