Overview
- Union DoNER minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K. Sangma launched the integrated circuit at Sohra, formalizing the project's start.
- The DoNER-backed plan will use public–private partnerships to deliver a 5-star resort at Sohra, a skywalk and tourist hub at Mawkdok, and eco-cottage clusters at Umiam and Sohra.
- Officials detailed upgrades across key attractions including Nohkalikai Falls, Mawsmai Eco Park, Arwah and Mawsmai Caves, Nohsngithiang Falls, Wah Kaba Falls, Shella Riverside, and the Wah Kaliar Canyon viewpoint.
- Reported budgets diverge, with multiple accounts citing roughly Rs 233 crore while at least one official places the value at over Rs 300 crore.
- Leaders cast the circuit as a template that ties local livelihoods to conservation under a high-value, low-volume strategy, with Scindia also visiting the Rangthylliang living root bridge and planning stops at Mawmluh Cave and IIT Guwahati.