SHILLONG: Carrying placards that read “Tourism can nice elsewhere our catchment cannot”, “Residents of Lumparing oppose the Shillong Peak Ropeway project. save Lum Shyllong save Shillong,” “If the Hill falls who will take the responsibility,” “Save water Save Lumshyllong,” and “My Hill My will No ropeway on Lum shyllong Hill,” residents marched through the streets in a peaceful rally against the proposed Shillong Peak Ropeway project, demanding the protection of Lum Shyllong and its catchment area.
The rally, organised by the Joint Action Committee, proceeded from Last Stop Market along the main road towards the proposed ropeway project site at Madan Laban, near the Sericulture Farm. The protesters expressed concern that the project could threaten a vital water source for Shillong and called for an immediate halt to the work.
The committee alleged that residents had neither been adequately informed nor consulted through a public hearing before work began. It also raised concerns over tree felling and potential environmental damage. A meeting with the Tourism Department on October 15 had failed to resolve the dispute.
