Minister for Tourism Metbah Lyngdoh Reviewed Ongoing projects at Ri Bhoi

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SHILLONG: Meghalaya Minister for Tourism Metbah Lyngdoh on Friday visited various tourist spots in Ri Bhoi district and reviewed the ongoing projects and the facilities being provided to the tourists by the department.

The Minister was accompanied by Principal Secretary in-charge Tourism Rebecca Suchiang, Director of Tourism, Cyril Diengdoh, MD of Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation R Sohkhlet, Tourism engineers and other senior officers of the department.

The Minister visited various tourist spots in the district including the Orchid Water Sports Complex, Lake View Resort, the Conventional Centre at Umïam, the Marngar Lake and the Shillong Viewpoint at Ryndang briew.

At the Orchid Water Sports complex, the Minister took stock of the arrangements and the facilities being provided to the tourists. Lyngdoh called for maintaining cleanliness in the tourist resorts besides taking extra care to save the environment especially the waterbodies.

The Minister, later, in presence of the MLA of Nongpoh Mayralborn Syiem and MLA of Jirang constituency Sosthenus Sohtun visited the Marngar Lake located at a distance of 5 kms from Nongpoh town and expressed his satisfaction with the management board of the Marngar Eco Tourism Development Society who runs the lake.