From Our Correspondent
JOWAI, Oct 11: The Nartiang Rural Haat at the main Nartiang market was inaugurated by the Doloi of Elaka Nartiang, Salong Lamare, amidst traditional ceremony during the weekly haat day, on Wednesday.
The newly inaugurated market complex is a collaborative effort supported by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under its ‘Off Farm Development’ funding, and is being executed by Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS). There was also noteworthy contribution by the Nartiang village organisation, SHG members and support from MGNREGA (BDO, Thadlaksein) came in the form of convergence with the access road and footpath.
The Haat was handed over to the community in the presence of the officials, who exhorted them to sustainably maintain such public assets and that such developmental initiatives being done in the district would greatly benefit the local SHGs, women, farmers, local artisans and rural community as a whole.