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The Trashy Revolution

Marketplaces and littering go hand in hand, but the ‘radical’ and only solution to tackle the perpetual littering epidemic – more dustbins!
While the concept of utilizing one’s pockets as portable waste carriers is limited to only conscious ones, for those with conscience, a dustbin in sight can do wonders… It can be assumed that the correlation between fewer litterbugs and abundant dustbins is as clear as day. In bustling marketplaces, like Khyndailad and Laitumkhrah that battle the littering epidemic every day, the quest for a public dustbin is almost similar to that of a treasure hunt, with only celebrations if one manages to find one.
And god forbid, if you manage to stumble upon a private shop dustbin where daring to discard non-shop purchases might earn you a stare sharp enough that pierces right through your soul.
As the dustbin dilemma intensifies, citizens yearn for a world where the abundance of disposal options rivals the ever-growing population of misplaced wrappers.

More big screens

Movie buffs are aplenty in this city but there are few options for them to enjoy the big screen.
With only two operational cinemas in Shillong currently, the transition of cinema lovers to cinema makers seems to be a distant dream. And because the transition is in limbo, the local directors are bereft of a platform to showcase their talent, and the youth are not motivated to choose this line as a career.
Bollywood productions to shoot here is a strongly sought-after thing, but developing the film infrastructure here to display movies is a front where work is called for.
Jowai, Khliehriat, Tura, and Williamnagar had cinema halls in the past but they have all shut down.
The state is rich in stories but does not have a platform to showcase it.

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