Shillong, Aug. 12 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, along with fitness icon Milind Soman, on Tuesday inaugurated Shillong's first public bicycle sharing (PBS) docking station and e-cycles.
The PBS was a joint initiative of the State Urban Affairs department with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and GIZ India under the Indo-German Development Cooperation project "Sustainable Urban Mobility: Air Quality, Climate Action, and Accessibility" (SUM-ACA).
Chief Minister Sangma said the programme is driven by a commitment to meaningfully benefit the city, its citizens, and tourists, rather than being a superficial effort.
"It is a part of a broader thought process and a larger goal, necessitating a com...