From Our Correspondent
Tura: The second Rural Tourism Resort Project of the State was inaugurated here at Chandigre , near Tura by the Chief Minister, Dr Mukul M Sangma on Wednesday.
Nestled amid orange orchards, tea and coffee plantations the objective of the rural resort is to showcase the lifestyle of the rural Garos to the tourists while generating means of income. Chandigre is an ideal place for a rural resort because of its close proximity to the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Hoolock Gibbon Reserve at Selbagre and the Rombagre falls distinctive for its fish sanctuary.
The resort has two Nok A’chiks (typical house of the Garos), Nok Pante (Dormitory cum training center for boys), Chu Nok (Brewery), Chidik (water tank) and Nok Kidik (toilets). The tourism department has provided capacity building training to the villagers to run the resort and had converged with the Department of Horticulture for the aesthetic beautification of the resort.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Dr Mukul M Sangma said that as 80 per cent of the population resides in villages it was necessary to create innovative and viable opportunities of livelihood for the lot so as to mitigate urban migration. The rural resort is an example of partnership between the government and the community, he added. He urged the villagers to make use of the resort on a sustainable basis. He also informed that Chandigre has been identified for Apiculture mission under the flagship programme of the government Integrated Basin Development & Livelihood Programme and thus advised the residents of Chandigre to avail it.