Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Oxygen Plant, ISBT in Shillong

July 24: Amit Shah arrived in Meghalaya on Saturday for a two-day visit to the northeastern states. During his visit, Amit Shah will chair a meeting with the chief ministers, the chief secretaries, and the police chiefs of all the northeast states.

Union Home Minister, Amit Shah inaugurated the cryogenic oxygen plant at Umsawli, New Shillong Township and Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Mawiong located in the outskirts of Shillong city in the presence of DoNER Minister G Kishan Reddy and Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma including other State Cabinet ministers and officials of the Government. He said that ISBT would be centre for economy, adding the Government has worked hard for development of the state since 2014.

The ISBT was constructed with an estimated cost of about 48 crore rupees funded by the North Eastern Council under the DoNER Ministry at 90/10 pattern with the State Government. Amit Shah will visit Sohra (erstwhile Cherrapunji) on Sunday to inaugurate an afforestation project, the Greater Sohra Water Supply scheme.