Shillong Peak ropeway site seized by KHADC
By Tour Meghalaya travel desk · Published 29 Oct, 1:16 pm · Updated 29 Oct, 1:16 pm IST
- Status
- Closed
- Where
- Shillong
- When
- Until 12 Nov
- Verified
- 2 independent sources
A dispute has arisen between the Meghalaya Tourism Department and the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) over the proposed Shillong Peak ropeway project. The Tourism Department filed a police complaint after a KHADC inspector allegedly seized and ordered the closure of the project's lower terminal site at Madan Laban. The KHADC stated the closure was ordered because the contractor failed to obtain a required trading licence.
- Project
- Proposed Shillong Peak Ropeway
- Location
- Madan Laban (Lower Terminal Site)
- Action taken
- KHADC ordered site closure; Tourism Dept filed FIR at Laban Police Station
- Reason for dispute
- Lack of KHADC trading licence vs government property status
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What this means for your trip
- The Shillong Peak ropeway is a proposed future attraction and is currently not under active construction or open to the public.
- Preliminary work at the lower terminal site in Madan Laban is currently halted due to an administrative dispute.
- Sightseeing access to the existing Shillong Peak viewpoint remains unaffected by this dispute over the ropeway terminal site.
Where exactly
Madan Laban
Laban area, near central Shillong
Site of the lower terminal camp for the proposed ropeway project, currently closed by KHADC order.
Shillong Peak
Highest point in Shillong, popular viewpoint
Proposed destination peak for the ropeway project.
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