Shillong, May 7 -- The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC), a pressure group in Meghalaya, has urged the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to stop the proposed ecotourism project in Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary in Ri-Bhoi district.
In a letter to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, the HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem expressed deep concern over the Rs 23.70 crore project being implemented by the Eco-Development Society of Meghalaya.
The project reportedly includes the development of tourist dwelling places, glass skywalks, and even a water-sports arena within the sanctuary.
The Council highlighted the ecological significance of the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, established ...