NONGPOH: The newly elected body of the Ri Bhoi Students’ Union (RBSU) on Monday demanded that the government set up a college in the district and upgrade the Mawhati-Jagiroad into a two-lane road.
The union president, Everjoy Nongpluh, said they have been demanding a government college for almost a decade.
“It is a pathetic state of affairs for students of the district as there is no quality of education in colleges for higher studies and they have to migrate to urban areas. Most of the parents are unable to afford the cost as a result of which students drop their studies early,” Nongpluh said. Nongpluh also stated that crores of money was spent for political appointees, but it failed to invest such funds to set up a government college in the district.