SHILLONG, AUG 8: The Raid Laban Dorbar Pyllun on Saturday extended full support to the proposed Shillong Ropeway project and urged the state government to expedite its construction, saying the project will boost tourism in the area.

The statement came after a joint inspection of the project site by officials from the Tourism, Forest, PHE and Shillong Municipal Board departments.President of Raid Laban Dorbar Pyllun, Iosterson Sun, said the dorbar has no objection to the project as it falls under its jurisdiction.

“Actually, this is a project proposed by the Tourism Department, Government of Meghalaya. We, as Raid Laban Dorbar Pyllun, are the owners and we look after the Shillong View Point,” Sun said.

“So this is a government project. From our side, we do not have any objection because we are looking after the Shillong View Point. We support the project,” he said.

Sun said the dorbar had discussed the proposal with the department earlier and expects the ropeway to bring more tourists to the locality.

“We have already discussed this with the department because most of the tourists will come through the ropeway project. With the coming of this project, we are very happy because tourists will go by ropeway to visit the Shillong View Point,” he said.

The Dorbar President further appealed to the government to fast-track the project, which was first discussed four years ago.

“Four years ago, we already discussed this project. So we request the government to speed up this project,” Sun said.