Shillong's plans to get its own ropeway service received a shot in the arm after Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced an Rs 84-crore cable car project to be completed in the city within the next 18 months.

Although sources have indicated that the ropeway service is likely to operate between Shillong Peak and the vicinity of Tripura Castle in Cleve Colony, its location is yet to be finalized. The project, conceptualized many years ago, is in the planning stage, and work on the ropeway service would begin once the location is finalized. Shillong Ropeway Service

At the same time, a similar ropeway service planned across the Umiam Lake is also making progress on the ground with the state government all set to complete the formalities with landowners by the month-end. "The concerned department will finish all formalities and ensure that work starts at the earliest," the chief minister stated. This development has come merely days after a long-visualized ropeway was flagged off in neighbouring Assam's Guwahati.