Mendipathar, Nov 17: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated the Manikganj Secondary School and Damas Higher Secondary School in a function held at Mendipathar, North Garo Hills.
Unveiled the plaques of the new school buildings of Damas Secondary School constructed at ₹2.68 Cr & Manikganj Secondary School constructed at ₹2.61 Cr funded by @ADB_HQ. It is our continued effort to improve teaching & learning in Govt-aided schools@dpradhanbjp @LahkmenR pic.twitter.com/nDiuaEpQbL
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) November 17, 2021
The expansion and enhancement of the two schools have been funded by the Asian Development Bank under the Supporting Human Development Project.
Under the project 5 new classrooms have been added to Manikganj Secondary School whereas 7 classrooms of Damas Secondary School have been retrofitted in addition to the construction of 6 new classrooms.
The infrastructure upgrade for both the schools also includes a computer room and digital classrooms for advanced learning of students.
The Chief Minister also distributed cheques amounting to more than Rs. 23 lakhs to 32 farmer producer groups of North Garo Hills comprising more than 450 members under the Government’s Farmers’ Collectivisation for Upscaling of Production and Marketing Systems (FOCUS) at Mendipathar.
My Govt’s vision is to double farmers’ incomes & FOCUS is a unique scheme towards improving their welfare. Today, we disbursed a mobilization fund of more than ₹23 Lakhs to 32 farmer Producer Groups comprising of over 450 members in Mendipathar.@nstomar @AgriGoI pic.twitter.com/YHBCYsMRie
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) November 17, 2021
