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High-Level Task Force on Northeast tourism holds first meeting in Shillong

Shillong, Apr 7 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday chaired the first High Level Task Force meeting on tourism in Shillong, aimed at charting a coordinated strategy to unlock the tourism potential of Northeast.
The meeting was attended by Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha and officials of both centre and state.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who heads the task force, lauded DoNER Minister for taking up the initiative to constitute the task force, which the chief minister termed a “landmark” intervention to boost tourism in the entire North Eastern region.
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