No mass gathering for first 3 days of Meghalayan Age Festival

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 6, 2020

The Department of Tourism, Government of Meghalaya is fully cognizant of the
public advisory released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government
of India and the Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) of the
Government of Meghalaya regarding the outbreak of the COVID-19 Virus in India.

Given this, the Tourism Department is taking steps, in coordination with the
DoHFW, Government of Meghalaya to ensure that all protocols and precautionary
measures are adhered to at the Meghalayan Age Festival being organized from the
7th-15th of March 2020 at Wenfield, Thadlaskein, West Jaintia Hills.

The festival is now being scaled down to a Conference with participation of limited
invitees only. As mass gatherings are to be avoided as per the DoHFW ‘s advisory, it
is decided that the earlier planned events ie, evening music concerts and tethered
balloon flights will not be held for the first three days.

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The first three days will only be a Media Conference and a familiarization trip for the
50-70 invitees who will be going through the existing screening process as per
Government of India and State Government’s protocols.

The situation is being monitored closely and the State Government is continuously
reviewing the situation.