Meghalaya Cabinet approves creation of Eastern West Khasi Hills district

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Mairang civil sub-division will now be called as Eastern West Khasi Hills district.

It will be inaugurated on November 10, 2021.

This move will help in ensuring that administration will remain closer to the people. It will also ensure that implementation of several schemes is

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Khasi Hills is a low mountain formation, located in the Shillong Plateau of Meghalaya. These hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range. They connect with the Purvanchal Range as well as larger Patkai Range towards further east. Khasi Hills are located in the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion. Before 1970, Khasi Hills and entire Meghalaya state was part of Assam, administratively.