Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday inaugurated the new Building of Mount Sinai Secondary School, Tura which was constructed under “Supporting Human Capital Development Project in Meghalaya” funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB).
It may be mentioned that the “Supporting Human Capital Development Project in Meghalaya” focuses on improvement of secondary education, infrastructure and skill development.
Under this project, scores of government aided secondary and higher secondary schools in the state have been upgraded with the kind of infrastructure to improve the overall learning environment for the students in the region.
Speaking at the function, Sangma lauded the efforts of the School Management Committee, Headmistress and management committee members for the successful implementation of the school building and expressed hope that it would benefit the students and the people of the region and state as a whole. Stating various concerns of the education department on the perspective of the government, he said that there are more youth in the state and therefore, these youth should be moulded and channelize in the right direction so as to build them into a strong constructive force and lead to nation building in future.
Further, he informed that various other schemes are also being implemented in the region including the State of Art Auditorium and Football Stadium in Dakopgre, Tribal research Centre in Chidekgre, Tourism Centre in Daribokgre on the foothills of Nokrek Range, Beautification of main junctions and roads of Tura Town besides others.
Meanwhile, the Chairman, Tura Municipal Board, J D Sangma spoke about the objectives of Asian Development Bank and stated that it focuses on the employability of the students once they leave school and added that massive change is required in the education system in the region in order to acquire desired results of the students in future. Moreover, he expressed hoped that the modern facilities with smart classroom, library, computers and science laboratories would help the students immensely to improve their knowledge and excel the learning capacity of the students in future.
It may be mentioned that Mount Sinai Government Aided Secondary School was established in 1971 and has been catering to the students from the locality including other parts of the region.
Later, the Chief Minister also had a review meeting on Covid-19 and water issues in the district at Circuit House, Tura with concerned line departments.
