Shillong, Meghālaya, India

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🇮🇳 Shillong is a hill station in the north-eastern part of India and the capital of Meghalaya, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would also refer to it as the "Scotland of the East".

Shillong has steadily grown in size since it was made the civil station of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills in 1864 by the British. In 1874, on the formation of Assam as the Chief Commissioner's Province, it was chosen as the headquarters of the new administration because of its convenient location between the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys and more so because the climate of Shillong was much cooler than tropical India. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until the creation of the new state of Meghalaya on 21 January 1972, when Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya, and Assam moved its capital to Dispur in Guwahati.

Shillong lies on the Shillong Plateau, the only major uplifted structure in the northern Indian shield. The city lies in the centre of the plateau and is surrounded by hills, three of which are revered in Khasi tradition: Lum Sohpetbneng, Lum Diengiei, and Lum Shyllong.

Shillong is just 100 km (62 mi) from Guwahati, which can be accessed by road along NH 40, a journey of about 2 hours 30 minutes through lush green hills and the Umiam lake in between.

Historic neighbourhoods of Shillong include Mawkhar, Jaiaw, Riatsamthiah, Umsohsun, Wahingdoh, Khyndailad (Police Bazar), Mawlai, Laitumkhrah, Laban, Malki, Nongthymmai and Polo.

Police Bazar is an important economic centre and major commercial hub of Shillong.

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Smart Cities Mission Shillong has been selected as the 100th city to receive funding under the centre's flagship "Smart Cities Mission" Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation AMRUT. In January 2016, 20 cities were announced under the Smart Cities Mission, followed by 13 cities in May 2016, 27 cities in September 2016, 30 cities in June 2017, and 9 cities in January this year. The total proposed investment in the finally selected 100 cities under the Smart Cities Mission would be ₹ 2,050,180 million. Under the scheme, each city will get ₹ 5000 million from the centre for implementing various projects.

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Transport Although well connected by road, Shillong has neither rail connections nor a proper air connection. Umroi Airport located 30 km (19 mi) from the city centre has only limited flights.

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Roadways Shillong is well connected by roads with all major north-eastern states. Three major National Highways pass through: • National Highway 6 (India) – Connected to Guwahati, Tripura and Mizoram • National Highway 106 (India) - Connected to Nongstoin • National Highway 206 (India) - Connected to Dawki.

Private bus operators, as well as state transport buses from other states, come to and from Shillong daily. Taxi services are also available to destination like Guwahati, Agartala, Kohima, Dimapur, Aizawl and other North Eastern towns and cities.

The Shillong Bypass (pictured) is a two lane road which stretches across 47.06 km (29.2 mi) connecting Umiam (NH-40) to Jorabat (NH-44) which then leads to other north-eastern Indian states of Mizoram and Tripura. The project estimated to have cost around ₹220 crore (US$28 million) was completed in a span of two years (2011–2013).

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Airways Shillong is served by the Shillong Airport, which is located about 30km away at Umroi. The airport has daily flights to and from Kolkata. Presently Indigo is operating regular services from the airport.

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Railways Teteliya-Byrnihat line, 22 km (14 mi) long, from Guwahati's suburb Tetelia to Byrnihat near Shillong in Meghalaya is likely to be completed by March 2022. From Byrnihat it will be extended further to Shillong in future.

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Education • North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute Of Medical Sciences • Indian Institute of Management • National Institute of Technology Meghalaya • National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong • North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy • Institute of Hotel Management. • English and Foreign Languages University • North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) • Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) • Martin Luther Christian University • Techno Global University • University of Science Technology and Management (USTM, Shillong) • William Carey University, Meghalaya.

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Shillong has a population of over 143,229 people. Shillong also forms part of the wider Meghālaya state which has a population of over 2,964,007 people.

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Antipodal to Shillong is: -88.122,-25.575

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