Forty-two localities in East Khasi Hills and West Jaiñtia Hills were today provided with financial aid to carry forward various activities under the ‘Locality Beautification and Enhancement Competition’ at a function held in the city.
Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma and Tourism Minister, Sniawbhalang Dhar distributed cheques worth Rs 1.50 crore to 34 localities in Shillong and Rs 5.40 lakhs to eight localities from Jowai as catalytic fund.
An initiative of the Tourism Department the project is aimed at empowering community level institutions to take on community beautification and enhancement activities and projects in their respective localities and durbars through a competition amongst localities.
“The competition amongst localities with a framework for evaluation in various components ultimately aspires to beautify and enhance the localities and to make them tourist friendly,” a government release said.
The pilot phase of the competition is limited to the localities of Shillong, East Khasi Hills District, Tura, West Garo Hills District and Jowai, West Jaiñtia Hills District, it added.
