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Meghalaya capital to get facelift under JNNURM

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Shillong, May 1 (UNI) The Meghalaya capital Shilong has been included among 63 cities in the country to receive a facelift under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

About Rs 300 crore will be spent on development of the urban infrastructure in Shillong, while a total of Rs 100,000 crore will be utilised on the mission all over the country.

'' Shillong will be one of the 63 cities in the country to be developed under the mission. The scheme will be for seven years and the money will be released in phased manner, '' Chief Minister D D Lapang told newsmen here after a Cabinet meeting.

'' The money will be spent on improving the basic infrastructure in the city like roads, buildings, healthcare, electricity. Of the total expenditure, 90 per cent will come from the Central government and the state government will contribute the rest 10 per cent, '' he said.

'' We will start working on a master plan for implementing the project in the city and hopefully will soon be able to start the actual infrastructure improvement activities, '' said the Chief Minister.

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