Shillong, July 04: A new school building of Ramakrishna Mission was inaugurated today by the Governor of Meghalaya, Shri V. Shanmuganathan at Ramakrishna Mission Secondary School, Shella, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya in presence of Dr. Donkupar Roy, local MLA, Shri P. K. Dubey, IG, BSF and Smti P. Lawai, Secretary, SPVS among others.
The construction for the school building was funded by Special Purpose Vehicle Society (SPVS), a society created by the Special Purpose Committee for implementing development schemes which include education, health, agriculture, irrigation and general economy in the area around the mining area now under operation by the Lafarge-Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. The operation of the Society covers those Elakas and villages within the perimeter distance of 50 km from the mining area.
During the programme, the Governor of Meghalaya, Shri V. Shanmugananathan, local MLA, Dr. Donkupar Roy and Rev. Swami Brahmadevenendaji Maharaj distributed garments to the beneficiaries. Garments were distributed to a total of 1118 beneficiaries which included both men and women from 7 areas namely, Jatap, Pyrkan, Umploh-Ichamati, Kalibari, Bholaganj, Kalatek and Shella.
