Guwahati, July 25 (NKTV): Union Home minister Amit Shah yesterday inaugurated the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Mawiong located in the outskirts of Shillong 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 among other state ministers and officials of the Government of Meghalaya.
Shah stated that the Central Government will connect all the capitals of the northeastern states with railway and air connectivity by 2023- 2024.
“The ISBT will be centre for economy” the minister said, adding “It will lead Meghalaya and the other North eastern states to path of development”.
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 Government of Meghalaya.