JAC stages sit-in protest against Rs151-crore Shillong ropeway project

Shillong, Nov 7 (UNI) The Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the Shillong ropeway project on Friday staged a sit-in protest, demanding the Meghalaya government for immediate cancellation of the Rs 151 crore project. The demonstration was sparked by the government's refusal to scrap the 913-metre ropeway project, with Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh stating that legally binding agreements and secured environmental clearances make a rollback or relocation impossible. The protesters, mostly women, held the demonstration in front of the Kiang Nangbah statue, about 500 metres away from the state secretariat. "Today's protest is a public reminder that the agitation against the…