Guwahati, Oct. 21 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday inaugurated a Rs 1.52-crore Apiculture Multi-Facility Centre-cum-Processing Unit at Mellim in South West Garo Hills, announcing plans to establish a dedicated Bee Museum and Interpretation Centre to promote the state's organic honey sector.

The Mellim facility, located under the Rerapara Block, will handle honey collection, processing, quality testing, bottling, packaging, and marketing, alongside the local manufacturing of bee boxes.

Speaking at the launch event, attended by MLAs Mehtab Chandee A. Sangma, Sanjay Sangma, and Subir Marak, the Chief Minister said the centre aims to transition local beekeepers toward scientific production, colony management, and dire...