Shillong, July 14: The Governor of Meghalaya, Shri V. Shanmuganathan released the Commemorative monograph on completion of more than 100 years of the Shillong offices of the Accountant General as well as Lyndhurst Estate, the residential complex for IA & AS officers in presence of Mr H. Marwein, Additional Chief Secretary, Mr M. S. Rao, Principal Secretary, Smti R. V. Suchiang, Principal Secretary, Mr Rajesh Singh, Director General, C&AG of India, Shillong, Mr Stephen Hongray, Accountant General (Audit), Meghalaya and other dignitaries at a function held today at Raj Bhavan, Shillong.
The offices of the Accountant General, Meghalaya have a history dating back to 1910 when the office of the Comptroller, Assam was established at Shillong. The monograph includes copies of some of the very old and important photographs, references, maps, memos etc. narrating the history of Lyndhurst Estate and the offices of the erstwhile Comptroller, Assam. The photography illustrates the Office Buildings, Lyndhurst Estate and Motinagar A&A Estate and the narrative combines a lucid account of the history with some previously untold stories.
Availability of such a monograph with the historical information at one place would facilitate referral and appreciation of history. The monograph will be of relevance to history lovers, students and researchers in this field as well as the general public. It may be mentioned that the State Government has notified Lyndhurst Estate as a Heritage Property as it is an important historical legacy of Shillong.
