Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma inspected the ongoing development works of Captain Williamson Sangma State University in Balalgre on Friday to find various amenities and utilities pending.
The Minister found that electrification work has not started even though an amount of Rs 44 lakh was sanctioned for work. He noted that 5 per cent cost escalation is anticipated due to the time elapsed since the original estimate was submitted.
At present, the campus is operating on a temporary generator-based power supply.
Under the Public Health Engineering (PHE), construction works are yet to commence. A natural spring located within the campus is being evaluated by the Executive Engineer, who has been directed to prepare an estimate at the earliest. The temporary water connection is expected to be completed within two months, ahead of the commencement of the academic session in August 2025.
The Public Works Department (R&B) has also been directed to provide an appropriate estimate for a temporary or permanent boundary wall and construction of all internal roads within the campus. While the boundary wall has been completed for the originally acquired 90 bighas of land about 50–60 bighas remain outside the boundary.
The Minister was informed that underground BSNL fibre has already been laid up to Garobadha while pending works include additional facilities such as routers, hotspots, firewalls, and cyber security infrastructure. These are expected to be completed within one month following the release of sanctioned funds.
Discrepancies in land documents due to passage of time were also taken up during the inspection whereby the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of West Garo Hills has been tasked to verify and update the records.
