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Assam-Meghalaya Tensions tourism hit kuri shey, Nearly 90% Bookings Cancelled kuri shey

Assam, 24 August 2026: Meghalaya’s tourism sector shuru hoi ase impact feel kuribo leh
tensions laka Assam lokot, tadeh 80-90 per cent  tourist bookings laka Shillong, Sohra
(Cherrapunjee) te aro nearby jaka te cancelled hoi shey, hotel aro homestay laka survey hisap
te, sources pra koishey. Figure feedback te based ase hospitality properties aro tourism-sector
sources pra aro independently verified kuri nai government pra.
Cancellation toh ahishey violence hwa time te Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) rally te Shillong te
August 19 te aro tensions hoi kina Assam aro Meghalaya bitor te cross-border movement opor
te. E.B. Blah, President of the Tour Operators Association of Meghalaya (TOAM), advisor aro
founding president North East India Tourism Confederation (NEITC) laka koishey development
toh undermine kuribo pareh confidence Meghalaya pra bana visitors opor te. Etu toh bishi
unfortunate ase aro etu pra tourism affect kuribo leh ase, Blah pra koishey.