Editor,
In spite of so many criticisms by different people on social media particularly in newspapers on different errors committed by MBOSE officials in these past coming months, like leakage of question papers of Class IX and especially on the recent SSLC results where the list of toppers had leaked before the official declaration of results. There is also another silly spelling mistake in the new social science book of Class VIII, page no. 246. In the column which shows the Preamble to the Constitutions of India, instead of ‘belief’ it is written as ‘brief’ and instead of ‘Republic’ it is written as ‘Republc’. As an educationist I am worried as to how we are going to teach our younger generation if this happens again and again. And when will MBoSE learn from its mistakes? As the saying goes, ‘Mistakes are the stepping stones to success’ but it seems this quotation does not apply to our Board here in Meghalaya. I would humbly request the MBOSE officials to go for a thorough proof- reading of any book that is prescribed to our students under MBOSE.
Yours etc.,
Aiborlang Nongsiej,
Via email
Save the girl child!
Editor,
Kudos to Salil Gewali for his letter, “Women not safe at home too!” (ST, May 30, 2017). As a matter of fact, girls first of all need to be protected from their very biological parents. Surprisingly, parents kill their girl child when she is in the womb of her mother (foeticide) or in the cradle in her own home (infanticide) or when she is at the prime of her youth (honour killing). Internationally, 20 per cent of honour killings are being staged in our own backyards in the name of caste, class and religion. And child sex ratio has come down from 945 girls for 1000 boys in 1991 to 927 in 2001 to 914 in 2011 census. A quick justice delivery system is needed to arrest such practices.
Yours etc.,
Sujit De,
Kolakata
Ganol Project hangs in the balance
Editor,
The state government had recently informed in the Assembly that the Ganol Hydro Project is going to be completed by 2018. The statement was perhaps made on the basis of the information provided by MeECL. However, as a resident of the area it appears to me very doubtful that it would be completed by that date as the construction activities are very tardy. It does not appear that a big project is underway as the machinery and the labourers engaged are very minimal and do not seem to very efficient. Some building constructions are seen to have more manpower than what is seen in this project.
Further, this apprehension would not be far-fetched as it is learnt that the managers of this project have very little experience in the design and construction of hydro electric projects. The Director, the Chief Engineer, the Project Manager and even the Executive Engineers are believed to have no experience in the execution of such projects. It is also surprising and shocking to learn that both the Executive Engineers are not even graduates and are therefore not competent to carry out such construction activities and that too without any past experience. Further it is also learnt that the MeECL had recently posted an Additional Chief Engineer to oversee the project, which is also questionable. This officer was said to have been transferred from New Umtru Project in January 2017 when the project was due to be commissioned by March, 2017. It is quite irregular to remove the Project Manager when the project is at its final stage and at a crucial juncture. The big question is, if there is something amiss with the handling of the New Umtru Project by this officer that warranted his removal. And why was he sent to head the Ganol Project? If that is not the case, then why was he removed since we have not heard that the New Umtru Project has been commissioned.
The apathy and the lack of professionalism by the management of MeECL in the construction of the Ganol Project raises serious doubts about whether the Project will be completed on time.
Yours etc.,
J. A. Sangma
Rongkhon, Tura