Meghalaya: Tura gets its first sky cycling set up in Tree House Resort

A Correspondent

Boko: There is extremely good news for adventure sports seekers with the first ever sky cycling facility in the state of Meghalaya being opened on November 27 in the Tree House Resort, Tura, near Burny Hills locality in the town.

The set up of the facility for sky cycling, which is an adventure sports, is the first in the state and said to be only second of its kind in the entire North East with another being in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The set up offers a unique and exhilarating experience to cycle on a high tension and strong metal cable suspended high above the ground evoking strong adrenaline rushes and giving breathtaking views of the ground below.

From the base station at one point, two metal tracks measuring about 80 metres in length are joined to a tower on the other side which is about 50 feet in height from the ground. Both the rider and the cycle are securely harnessed to the cable which is above the cycling tract.

Opening the facility, Nikman Ch Marak, Deputy Chief Executive Member (DCEM) of Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) commended the proprietors of the Tree House Resort for bringing in this new adventurous and innovative idea and expressed his hope that this kind of initiatives would help attract more tourists to Tura and its surrounding areas.

Earlier the owner of the Tree House Resort, JTK Marak, welcomed the guests while informing that their venture was a hospitality establishment and had plans to expand the facilities of comfort and enjoyment of the guests and tourists and wanted to add other activities like zip lining, rock climbing and indoor sporting playing arenas within the existing premises of the Tree House.

Owner of Tree House, Jyoti Marak during her speech felt such set ups could keep the youths of the region engaged and keep them away from vices like alcoholism, substance abuse.

The Sky Cycling was consecrated by Akim B. Sangma, assistant pastor of Garo Baptist Church, Tura.

Among others who were present and spoke on the occasion included, Ronald Rikman Sangma, Chairman of Hundred Drums Wangala Festival Committee, FK Marak, Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, Tura and Abhijit Dutta, Regional Manager of State Bank of India, Tura.

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