Editor,
I congratulate the KSU North Khasi Hills for taking up the educational issue of Law Byrwa Lower Primary School (LPS) with the Education Department as reported in The Shillong Times yesterday. It is really impossible for one teacher to look after the educational needs of 150 students of Law Byrwa LPS. It is also too much to expect the village authorities to pay the salaries of another two additional teachers because it has no source of income. It is only right and proper for the Education Department to come to the rescue of educational needs of the village school by extending urgent financial aid so that the students will benefit and the school will progress well. I also appeal to the DSEO of Ri Bhoi to immediately visit Law Byrwa LPS and immediately render whatever help is required. Who knows there may be other LPS in Ri Bhoi District facing the same fate as that of Law Byrwa LPS. I urge the Education Department and those in charge of school education of this District to render all possible help. In this connection, I must remind the KSU NKHD and the KSU in general to give top priority to education and students’ issues. This should be the number one agenda of the Union. It is very unfortunate that the Union has all along been giving more importance to other issues rather than education and students’ welfare.
I must also congratulate the KSU of Smit and the Smit villagers for undertaking a cleaning drive of the polluted Umiew river which is the source of life for Smit and surrounding villages. This act is highly commendable and must be appreciated by one and all. I hope the KSU unit there and the villagers of Smit and other villages will continue to clean this river regularly which is being polluted on a daily basis by the people of Smit and other surrounding villages. I urge the Union there to create extensive awareness programme for maintaining the cleanliness of the Umiew river. I am am also told that polluted water of this river reaches the GSWSS main reservoir at Mawphlang from where water supply to Shillong town is supplied. If it is so, it is really a very serious matter. Let us all co-operate to keep our rivers and the whole environment clean for our own benefit.
Yours etc.,
Philip Marwein,
Via-Email
One-sided view
Editor,
An interesting write-up by Mr Mohrmen related to the affairs of the state and it’s executive has its own justifications that ‘ illegality ‘ is the current flavour of the year. Like the writer stated, commuters who travel at night or during the day are not blind. The fact is the NGT does not have much legal authority to enforce a tight ban because it will equally depend upon the state law authorities to ensure such enforcement which is lacking. Secondly, the CM knows the flaws, however, even if he were to issue direct orders it is still difficult to actually monitor whether the rule is obeyed. Another final point is the NPP Party’s ties with the BJP is of convenience rather than of mutual interest. They may not always be on the same page.
Yours etc..
Dominic S. Wankhar
Via email