The government of Meghalaya has been aggressively implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the state, achieving a completion rate of 56.39 per cent.
The state is targeting to tap into the South East Asian countries trade market to boost its economy and revenue via increased export to these countries.
Meghalaya government on Friday decided to rationalise and limit the foreign visits by chief minister, cabinet ministers and officials to two per financial year.
The Minister also informed that the newly launched Innova vehicles initiated by the government are exclusively meant for ferrying tourists and will help to bring down the number of cars coming from Assam.
In order to enhance the quality of healthcare services for the citizens of the State, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma alongwith Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh held a meeting with officials from the health department on Friday to discuss strategies for bolstering healthcare infrastructure and improving healthcare accessibility in the state.
Using garbage for energy can neatly solve the issue of excessive reliance on landfills while at the same time helping address residents’ energy and heating needs.
The work of this project will begin this year. Meghalaya chief minister also pointed out about his strong proponent of the idea that the Northeast needs to look at things together, and that we can't segregate ourselves from it.