Speaker chairs meeting on new Assembly building
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma chaired a meeting of the High Powered Committee on the construction of the new Assembly building at Mawdiangdiang.
The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira, legislators Charles Pyngrope, Lahkmen Rymbui, and Banteidor Lyngdoh, Chief Secretary DP Wahlang, Commissioner & Secretary, Meghalaya Assembly, Dr Andrew Simons and other government officials.
After the meeting, the Assembly Speaker informed that the HPC meeting was held to give administrative approval to the new design of the dome as well as financial approval citing the increase of scope of work.
He stated that the new design has been vetted by IIT Roorkee and IIT Guwahati, and added that construction work of the building will proceed now.
‘The HPC sat to give administrative approval (to the new dome design) and also there was some financial approval required. The scope of work has also increased,’ the Speaker said.
‘After Eid work will resume in full swing,’ the Speaker said.
He also informed that the HPC has appointed a Programme Monitoring Committee (PMC) as per the observations made by IIT Guwahati in the report on the collapse of the dome.
He also informed that the PWD & PMC has been instructed to look at the second phase of construction simultaneously.
KHNAM spreads awareness on scrapping personal interviews
The Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) today distributed leaflets to public across Shillong with an aim to create awareness with regard the demand to do away with personal interview for group B, C, D in Meghalaya.
Speaking to media persons, KHNAM vice president Thomas Passah said that the government of India since 2016 has come out with an order which directed all state governments in 23 states to do away with personal interviews for group B, C, D.
Passah said that the objective to distribute pamphlets around the city is to highlight and to create awareness among the general public on their demands from the State government to do away with personal interviews as done in other parts of the country.
He added the KHNAM from time to time has demanded from the state government to do away with personal interviews but till date the government has never expressed any desire to discuss this issue even though it is an important issue especially for the youths of the state.
“By distributing these leaflets especially to the youths, we want the public to understand why it is necessary to do away with personal interviews for group B, C, and D in Meghalaya” said Passah.
Passah also urged all regional parties who are part of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) to raise this issue in the next cabinet meeting failing which the KHNAM will seek the support of the public by holding a public rally in the days to come.