Hotel Crowborough to be inaugurated finally next month

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 15, 2022

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed the long pending Crowborough Hotel in Shillong will be inaugurated by next month.

In his Independence Speech, Sangma said a major push is being given to developing infrastructure is tourism.

He further said t increase the number of accommodation units, they launched an innovative ‘Homestay scheme’ in convergence with the PMEGP.

Under the program, the State government will provide a subsidy of 35%, in addition to the 35% subsidy given by the Government of India under PMEGP.

The Govt goal is to build 2,500 such homestays in the next five years, he said the residents will benefit as they stand to earn up to Rs. 50,000 per month paying an EMI of only Rs. 5,000.

Chief Minister said tourism cooperative societies are being funded like never before to set up accommodation units in new destinations.

For instance, through the funding provided by the government, he informed the Mawmluh Tourism and Allied Activities Cooperative Society has set up luxury tents at Mawmluh, Sohra. He also said this has created employment opportunities for the 15- 20 locals in the village. Similar initiatives are being taken up in another 25 villages to create employment and generate income in rural areas.

Chief Minister informed two five-star hotels with a combined room capacity of 380 rooms will be operationalized soon in Shillong city.

He also said the Crowborough hotel managed by Taj Vivanta will be inaugurated in September next and the Courtyard hotel, managed by Marriott will be inaugurated by the end of the year.

Sangma said the project work on the life-size statues of U Tirot Sing, Kiang Nangbah and Pa Togan N. Sangma is under way.

He also said that the ‘Kiang Nangbah Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Centre-cum-Tribal Museum’ at Jowai, West Jaintia Hills and the Tribal Research Institute at Babadam, West Garo Hills are under construction.

He also informed the Tirot Sing Memorial Space, earmarked at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka, to honour U Tirot Sing’s association with Bangladesh, is being taken up with the support of the Government of India.