State likely to see 20 lakh visitors this year: Paul  

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‘Vending zones complete for rehabilitation of over 200 vendors’  

Shillong, May 2: With increased interests for Meghalaya from tourists across the globe, the state is likely to touch the figure of 20 lakh visitors by the end of this year, according to tourism minister Paul Lyngdoh.

Meanwhile, Tourism department will release the state’s tourism calendar in the next two weeks or so, Lyngdoh told reporters on Friday.

“Hopefully, with a lot of attention being paid… just yesterday a parliamentary committee visited Meghalaya and stayed here for three days… celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar visited Meghalaya, we should be able to touch 20 lakh visitors this year,” he said.

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The visits by iconic figures help project Meghalaya as the ultimate tourist destination, he added.

Informing about a process of engaging ‘tourist buddies’, he said, “We have already advertised (for tourist buddies). We will be able to immediately engage 50 tourist buddies and we will begin with the state capital. The sites will include Ward’s Lake, Golflink and Khyndailad.”

Meanwhile, Lyngdoh informed that all work pertaining to construction of the vending zones has been completed for rehabilitation of over 200 vendors.

“We should be able to see beginning with Khyndailad,” he said.

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