Meghalaya looks at Rs 6,000-cr private investment in three years

MUMBAI: Meghalaya is seeking investments to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore in the next two-three years from the private sector. The north-eastern state expects to attract investments in sectors like IT, IT-ES, horticulture, floriculture and education, according to Meghalaya chief secretary Ranjan Chatterjee.

Top officials of the Meghlaya government are in Mumbai on a two-day visit to showcase the state���s future investment potential. On Thursday the officials held a seminar with 80 industrialists from different sectors.

Meghalaya currently attracts just around 9000 tourists annually with not many international tourists. However the state is hoping that with development of quality hotels and resorts in the state, tourist arrivals could grow three-fold.

It is looking at ways to improve its connectivity roadblocks. The current airport at Shillong will be expanded and land acquisition for the same has started. There are also plans to link Shillong with major state capitals of the country through the railway network.