Shillong, July 26: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) today met the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Mr. Marcuise M. Marak and in the meeting they have handed letter to urged that local contractors should also allot work in the New Shillong Water Supply Scheme (MSWSS).
In the letter the HYC express their gratitude to the State Government for initiating the biggest ever State Funded project of New Shillong Water Supply Scheme at a cost of Rs 1600 Crores, which is one of the largest projects undertaken in the history of the State.
They are confident that the project, once completed, will be able to cater to the needs and requirement of Shillong and New Shillong Township for generations to come.
they are aware that the New Shillong Water Supply Scheme is a fully State Sponsored Scheme, hence the Department concern has full liberty to frame norms with regard to allotment of works for the said Scheme.
The Council is fully aware that there are local contractors from the State who are competent to undertake various works under the Scheme and Project as per their capacities.
Therefore, they demand that the Department should formulate such norms and conditions to ensure that all the works for the said Scheme are allotted to the local qualified Contractors of the State.
They also urged the Department that here forward all the works and schemes which are fully State sponsored should be allotted to the local qualified Contractors by framing norms suitable for them to take part in the tendering process, the letter was sign by the President Central Body Mr. Roy Kupar Synrem and Mr. Rehembor G Saibon Genenral Secretary.
