Governor inaugurates RKM school building

Shillong: Governor V. Shanmuganathan on Monday inaugurated the new school building of Ramakrishna Mission Secondary School, Shella, East Khasi Hills, in the presence of local MLA Donkupar Roy, BSF IG P.K. Dubey and Secretary, SPVS, P. Lawai, among others.
The construction for the school building was funded by the Special Purpose Vehicle Society (SPVS), created by the Special Purpose Committee for implementing development schemes which include education, health, agriculture, irrigation and general economy in and around the mining areas now under operation by the Lafarge-Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd.
The operation of the Society covers those Elaka and villages within a perimeter distance of 50 km from the mining area.
During the programme, the Governor, the local MLA and Swami Brahmadevenendaji Maharaj of Ramakrishna Mission distributed garments to a total of 1118 beneficiaries from Jatap, Pyrkan, Umploh-Ichamati, Kalibari, Bholaganj, Kalatek and Shella villages.