Shillong, Oct 6: The Commandant General of Home Guards and Director of Civil Defence, Meghalaya, AR Mawthoh, on Wednesday launched the official Facebook page of the Directorate of Civil Defence & Home Guards, Meghalaya at a simple ceremony in his office chamber at Lower Lachumiere, Shillong in the presence of senior officers of the Department.
Speaking on the occasion, Mawthoh said the importance of social media as a medium to disseminate important information and messages in the present day cannot be ignored. He said that utilization of social media for dissemination of information has also been strongly advocated in the Prime Minister’s 10-Point Agenda for Disaster Risk Reduction where in point No. 7 the Prime Minister has articulated the importance of utilizing the opportunities provided by social media and mobile technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction.
He said an official Facebook page for the Directorate of Civil Defence & Home Guards, Meghalaya has therefore been created for sharing important information, notifications and advisories in public interest.
Mawthoh said, “For instance, information on recruitment in the department can be uploaded on the Facebook page with a link for the detailed notice in the Departmental Website (www.meghomeguards.gov.in), which can be very effective for a majority of our youths who are on Facebook now a days.”
He invited the general public to visit the Facebook page “Meghalaya Civil Defence, Home Guards & SDRF” at https://www.facebook.com/MeghalayaCDHG and also to like and follow it for getting the latest information of the Department.
