SHILLONG: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma accompanied by Sports and Agriculture Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh on Wednesday inspected the site for setting up of entry and exit point-cum -facilitation centre at Mendipathar railway station in North Garo Hills.
Officials from Transport and Tourism departments besides the district administration were also present during the inspection.
“The process of taking over the land and setting up of facilitation centre has already started. Necessary instruction has been issued to PWD Building for the construction. The construction will be completed within six months,” the chief minister said.
Lyngdoh said the entry and exit point is a commitment of the MDA government to the people and it will complete it in their interest.
During the course of the inspection, the chief minister also took stock of how the railway link has benefitted the people of North Garo Hills, particularly the farmers, who use the daily train service for transportation of vegetables to Guwahati.
The officials told the chief minister that due to cost-effective railway connectivity, the business community is frequently using the rail network for transportation of goods, which has reduced the rates of several commodities in the district.
There is a demand for increase in frequency of the service to Guwahati and more trains to other destinations.