Shri. Conrad Sangma on a two days tour to Garo Hills

Tura, August 25, 2021: The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Shri. Conrad K. Sangma on his two days tour to Garo Hills from the 24 to 25 August, 2021 inspected, inaugurated and launched several developmental projects and schemes.

He Inspected the Tura-Garobadha Road and announced that ₹14 Cr has been sanctioned for improvement of the road in which the work will begin this September to ensure road connectivity is enhanced across Meghalaya. He also handed over Computer Units to St. Dominic Savio Hr. Sec School & Garobadha Hr. Sec. School to upgrade IT infrastructure across all Schools in the State.

He interacted with farmers group at Ampati and distributed cheques to producer groups. He said that as part of the mission to empower farmers & entrepreneurs through market linkages, interest free loans, technical support & certification of their products, Prime Hub (a center for incubation & mentorship) in South West Garo Hills will be set up. He added that the government is committed to the welfare of Farmers and through the FOCUS scheme farmers & agripreneurs will be given financial support and training so that they can prosper.

During the graduation ceremony of Cohort 1 and on-onboarding ceremony of Cohort 2 entrepreneurs selected under CM's E-Championship Challenge held at Tree House Tura, Conrad Sangma said that the state government has successfully uncovered the potential and skills of young people through the E-Campionship programme which has empowered them to take the challenge of entrepreneurship. He added that business incubation & mentorship period through PRIME Meghalaya will enable them to upscale their venture and broaden their horizons. He handed over cheques (₹1 Lakh each for the top 25 entrepreneurs & ₹50,000 each for the next 25 entrepreneurs).

The Chief Minister also launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 scheme in Tura by distributing LPG Cylinders to women beneficiaries. He Inaugurated the Community Public Drinking Water Tap at Rongka Chiring under Tura Urban Water Supply Scheme and said that the community tap connection is a great boon to the women and children who had to earlier fetch water from far-off places. He also Inaugurated the Mendipathar Facilitation Centre at Mendipathar Railway Station in North Garo Hills District to help the District Administration to effectively monitor the flow of visitors to the region and check on illegal infiltration into the state. He also informed that the largest food park in the state is being set up at Mendipathar Industrial Area at a Cost of 100 crore along with the biggest feed mill in the North East.

Ki Kyndon Treikam (SOPs) ban iada bad teh lakam ia ka jingsaphriang u COVID-19 ha ki jaka leh niam/Iingmane (SOPs at places of worship/ religious places)

Katkum ka Order No.POL.75/2020/Pt-I/108, dated 13 tarik Nailar 2021 ba la pynmih da u Chief Secretary, jong ka Sorkar Meghalaya bad hadien ka jingiamir jingmut lang bad ki nongialam niam , la shah ban plie noh ia ki  Iing mane/ Jaka lehniam hapoh ka district naduh 16 tarik Nailar, 2021 lem bad ka jingbud ryntih katkum kine ki kyndon ba la kdew harum:-

I.    Nongrim

Ki jaka leh niam/Iingmane ki dei ki jaka kiba bun bah ki briew kiba leit ban ioh jingtngen ha ka mynsiem. Ban iada ia ka jingsaphriang u COVID-19 kalong kaba donkam ba baroh ki dei ban bud pyrkhing ia ki kyndon sumar sukher bad ki lad jingiada ha kum kine ki jaka.

Ha kane ka kylla kaba ar jong ka khlam (second wave) shibun bah ki briew ki shah ktah na u COVID-19 tang namar ka jingiabit kloi (highly transmissibility) jong u Covid-19 (Delta Variant). Kumta, ka long kaba donkam eh ban shim ia ki lad jingiada ha kum kine ki jaka leh niam / iing mane ban iada na ka jingsaphriang u COVID-19.

Kane ka jingbthah ka batai shai ia ki lad jingiada kiba bniah ba dei ban bud ryntih nalor ki kyndon kiba la don lypa ha kine ki jaka ban iada na ka jingsaphriang u COVID-19.

Ki jaka leh niam / iingmane kiba don ha ki jaka ba dang don jingpyrkhing ia ka rung ka mih (containment zones ) kin dang khang khyrdep .Tang kito kiba don shabar jong ki jaka ba pyrkhing ki lah ban plie.

II. Ki lad jingiada kyllum:

                 La ai jingmut ia Kito kiba hapoh ka 18 snem ka rta, 65 snem ka rta shajrong, ki briew kiba don lypa ka/ki jingpang bad kiba armet ba kin shong shwa ha la iing. Tang kito ki briew kiba la dep ai tika covid-19 baroh arsien ( 1^st dose & 2^nd dose) ki lah ban leit ha ki jaka mane / iing mane. Ki nongialam niam kin ai jingmut ia ki parabangeit halor kine ki kyndon.

            Nalor nangta, la pynshisha ba ka jingai tika Covid-19 kalong kaba lah ban iada pyrshah ia ka khlam COVID-19, na ka jingshitom jur, thiah hospital bad ka jingiap, baroh ki riewngeit jong ki niam/ balang la pynshlur ia ki ban ai tika ialade. Kum ka lad jingiada, kalong kaba donkam ba ki briew kiba leit sha ki jaka mane / iingmane kidei ban long kiba la dep ai tika la kumno kumno shi sien (1^st dose).

            Ki lad jingiada ba la kdew harum kidei ki kyndon kiba suk eh ban bud ryntih ban khanglad ia ka jingsaphriang na ka jingma u COVID-19. Kine ki kyndon kilong kiba donkam ban bud ryntih da baroh (nongpyniaid bad ki paidbah) ha kine ki jaka barabor.

Kine ki kynthup:

1.     Ka jingpyniajngai iwei na iwei kalong kaba donkam bad ki briew kidei ban pyniajngai ialade kumba 5 phut ha ki jaka paidbah. 

2.     Baroh kidei ban deng ia ki mask. Ka jingpyndonkam da ki N-95 masks lane 2 tylli ki mask kalong ka lad jingiada kaba kham bha.

3.     Dei ban pynmlien ban sait ia ki kti da ka sabon (kumba 40-60 sekhon) wat la ki kti ki khuid. Lah ban pyndonkam ruh ha kano kano ka por da ka jingsleh kti (alcohol-based hand sanitizers) kumba 20 sekhon.

4.     Dei ban bud pyrkhing ia ki lad iada ha ka por ba jyrhoh lane synriah. Kane ka kynthup ia ka jingda ia ka shyntur bad khmut haba jyrhoh / synriah da ki kot tissue /jain rumal/ tymbuit. Dei ban bret ha ki jaka bret kyrpang ia kine ki kot tissue.

5.     Baroh kidei ban sngap thuh bha ia la ka koit ka khiah bad haba sngew shitom dei ban pyntip mar mar sha ki bor ba dei peit lyngba ki distrik helpline number lane War room ha ki block.

6.     La pyrkhing tyngeh ia ka jingbiah pathar ha ki jaka paidbah.

III. Ka jingdon ki nongwan ha ki jaka leh niam / iingmane:

1)   Ki jingiaseng kiba man ka por:

Ø Ha ki iingmane khristan, ka jingdon briew ha ka por ba long jingiaseng kam dei ban palat ia ka shibynta na ka laibynta (one-third) ia ka jingdon ki jaka shong ha ki iingmane. Nalor kata, ki jaka shong kiba don hapdeng artylli kiwei pat ki jaka shong dei ban ieh thylli. Ki briew ki dei ruh ban pyniajngai kumba 5 phut na kiwei pat.

Ø  Ha ki Temples, Mosquues, Gurudwaras bad kiwei kiwei ki jaka leh niam, ki briew kidei ban tikna ban pyniajngai iwei na iwei kumba 5 phut. Na ka bynta ki jingduwai ha ki jaka      mane, ki briew kim dei ban tam iwei na ka laibynta (one-third) jong ka rukom shong ha ki jaka duwai.

Ø  La pynshlur ia ki briew na ka juh ka longiing ba kin ia shonglang shi jaka ha ki jaka lehniam.

Ø  Kino kino ki jingiakynduhlang (meetings) kiba donkam na ka bynta ki nongpyniaid niam lah ban pynlong bad ki nongiashim bynta kidei ban long tang hapoh 20 ngut.

2)     Ki jingiaseng ba kyrpang :

(a)     La shah ia ki jingiaseng jingpynrung dkhot balang, ki   jingduwai bad ki jingpynkyntang khyllung, ki jingpynbaptist,bhogs, ka jingkyntang ha ka kam U Blei, ka jingkhawai U Trai bad kiwei  kiwei bad kaba bud ia ki kyndon harum :-

(i)   Ka jingdon jong ki briew kiba shah pynkyntang bad ki nongialam niam ha ki jingiaseng, ka dei ban long katkum ka jingdon ki jaka ne jingheh ka iingmane bad ban pynduna ki briew iwei na ka laibynta (one-third)  jong ka rukom shong lane 50 ngut ne kano kaba kham duna.

(ii)  Ki tiar ba pyndonkam ha kine ki jingiaseng bapher bapher ka long katkum ka jingdonkam jong ki kynhun bapher bapher bad ka jingiadei ha ka jinglehniam.

(iii)                   Ka jingpynkyntang bad ka jingkhawai u Trai, dei ban leh ia ka niam ka rukom khlem kano kano ka jingpyniadei para briew.

(b)       Ka jingkyntiew kurim ha iingmane la shah katkum ki kyndon harum:

(i)              Ka jingdon jong ki briew ha iingmane (ki nongiathoh, kiba haiing hasem, ki nongialam niam bad kiwei kiwei kynthup kiba shah khot sngewbha (invitees), ki dei ban long iwei na ka laibynta (one-third) jong ki jaka shong lane 50 ngut ne kano kano kaba kham duna. 

(ii)            Ka jingiateh ktien lane jingkhawai iathoh ha bar iingmane/ jaka mane kum ha ki jaka iathoh (marriage hall) bad kiwei kiwei kim dei ban palat ia ka 20 ngut ki nongwan.

(iii)          La khang ban don ka jingkhawai pdiang sngewbha ia ki briew ha ki jaka iathoh.

(iv)           Dei ban pan jingbit na ka ophis jong I Deputy Commissioner/ Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Ranikor shuwa ka sngi iathoh, ha kaba iadei bad ka tarik, ka por bad ka jaka pynlong ia ka jingkyntiew kurim.

Ki kyrteng jong ki briew kiba wan ha iing mane, dei ban pynbeit da ki balang lane ki kynhun niam kiba dei peit bad kidei ruh ban ai sha ka ophis I Deputy Commissioner/ Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Ranikor lada donkam na ka bynta ka jingbuddien (contact tracing).

IV.       Baroh ki iingmane /jaka leh niam dei ban pyntikna ban bud ia ki kyndon:

1)     Dei ban buh da ki jingpynkhuid ia ki kti (sanitizer dispenser) lane jaka sait kti bad jingthew jingshit (thermal screening) ha ka jaka rung (entrance).

2)     Tang ki briew ki bym don dak jingpang, yn shah ban rung sha ki jingiaseng.

3)     Yn shah ia ki briew ban rung tang lada ki pyndonkam ia ka mask.

4)     Dei ban wah ne pynieng ha jaka ba iohi bha ia ki poster ha ka ktien Phareng bad ktien lajong kiba batai ia ki lad jingiada na u COVID-19 bad ka jingmyntoi ban ai tika COVID-19. Ka tnat ka Koit ka Khiah jong ka Sorkar Meghalaya kan pynbiang ia kine ki jingdonkam (IEC material). Dei ruh ban pyni ne pynsngew lyngba ki jingkren bad video ban pynphriang jingtip halor ki lad jingiada na u COVID-19.

5)     Phiah ia ka rukom wan ki paidbah ha ki iingmane.

Ø  Na ka bynta kane, ki iingmane ki lah ban pynlong bun tylli ki jingiaseng ha kano kano ka sngi. Ka por pynlong jingiaseng kam dei ban palat ia ka shi kynta. Kumjuh ruh dei ban pynduna ne phiah ia ka jingwan ki briew ha kiwei pat ki jaka pynlong jingiaseng.

Ø  Yn ym shah ban don ka jingialum paidbah ne ban pynlong jingialang ha phyllaw iing mane / jaka leh niam hadien ba la kut ka jingiaseng.

(6) (a) Ha ki jaka mane Blei / iingmane bym shah ban rung ryngkat bad ki juti:

Ø  Lada lah, dei ban loit ia la ki juti ha la ki jong ki kali. Lada long kaba lah, ki briew ki dei ban buh hi ia la ki juti marwei marwei lane shi iing shi sem. Ki briew ki dei ban sait ia ki kti ki kjat da ka um bad sabon shuwa ban rung ha phyllaw.

(b) Ha kaba iadei bad ki iingmane bad kiwei ki jaka mane, kiba lah ban rung ryngkat  

      bad ki juti.          

Ø  Dei ban pynbiang ia ki dawai (disinfectant) ha ka jaka rung (entrance) khnang ban pynkhuid ia ki juti.

7)     Dei ban buh ki briew ban pyniaid ia ki paidbah ha ki jaka pynieng kali bad shabar jong ki jaka mane da kaba bud ia ki kyndon pyniajngai para briew hashuwa bad hadien ba la kut ka jingiaseng lane jingialang.

8)     Lada don ki dukan, ki jaka dih kophi bad kiwei kiwei, shabar ne hapoh ki sawdong sawkun jong ka iingmane dei ban bud pyrkhing barabor ia ki kyndon pyn-ia-pajih para briew.

9)     Dei ban buh da ki dak pyniajngai ban pynieng ia ki briew khnang ban pyntikna ba ka don ka jingiajngai iwei na iwei ha ki jaka mane. 

10) Katba lah, dei ban buh la ka jong ka jaka rung bad jaka mih ia ki paidbah.

11) Dei ban pyniajngai para briew kumba 5 phut haba ieng ban rung shapoh.

12) Ka rukom shong ka dei ban long ha kata ka rukom ba kan don ka jingpyniajngai iwei na iwei pat.

13) Na ka bynta ki kor pynpyngngad / jaka pyllait lyer, dei ban bud ia ki jingbthah jong ka CPWD kaba batai ba ka jingshit jingkhriat ban buh ha baroh ki kor pynpyngngad ka dei ban long hapdeng 24 – 30° C, ka jingsngem ka dei ban long hapdeng 40-70%, dei ban don ki jaka ba pyllait ban rung lyer khuid bad dei ban biang ki jaka rung bad mih lyer.

14) Ym shah ban ktah ia ki statue / ki dur blei / ki kitab bakhuid bad kiwei.

Ø Ha ki iingmane khristan, ki briew ki dei ban wanrah la ki jong ki kot jingrwai bad ki Baible bad dei ban kiar na kaba ia pyndonkam lang.

Ø Lada don ki tiar ki tar ba pyndonkam lang ha ki jaka mane  bad bym lah ban long la ka jong, ia kum kita ki tiar dei ban pynkhuid bad pyndonkam da ki kti ba la sop bad pynduna ia ka jingpyndonkam bun briew.

15) Ka jingma na ka jinglah ban saphriang ka jingpang, katba lah dei ban shu pyntem ia ki jingrwai niam bad ym dei ban shah rwai ia ki choir ne kynhun nongrwai.

Ø Ha iingmane, wat haba rwai dei ban deng beit ia ki mask.

16) Kiar na ka ba pyndei para briew haba ia khublei.

17) Dei ban kiar na kaba pyndonkam lang ia u shylliah haba duwai bad ki bangeit ki dei ban wanrah la u jong u shylliah ne jain siang ia kaba ki lah ban rah noh bad ki.

18) Ym dei ban shah ban sam para kti ia kum ki Prasad / sam ne synreit umkhuid bad kiwei kiwei ha ki jaka mane. Ia ki jingkynshew lada donkam, dei ban buh ha ki jaka ba la buh kyrpang ha ki jaka ban rung ne ban mih.

19) Ki jaka shet (Community kitchen)/ langars/ “Ann-dann” bad kiwei kiwei kiba don ha ki jaka mane kidei ban bud ia ki kyndon pyniapajih para briew ha ka por ba phynkhreh bam bad sam ia ki jingbam.

20) Ha ka por ba don Holy Communion ne Jingkhawai U Trai ha ki iingmane, ki Phadar / Pastor / Briew kiba sam ia ka jingkhawai u Trai ki dei ban sait bad sleh dawai ia la ki kti, bad phong da ki jingda kti lada long, shwa ban sam ia ka Jingkhawai u Trai dei ban pyntikna ba ym don ka jingpyniadei para briew.

Ø Ki jingainguh bad jinglum jingkynshew ha ki iingmane dei ban leh khlem da don ka jingpyniadei para briew

21) Dei ban sait bad pynkhuid bha ia ki jaka leh niam na ka por sha ka por bad ki nongpeit ia ki jaka leh niam ki hap ban peit ia kane. Dei ban pynkhuid bha khamtam eh ia ki painkhana, ki jaka sait kti sait kjat.

22) Ki bor pyniaid ia ki jaka mane ki dei ban pynkhuid bad sait dawai bunsien ia ki jaka leh niam.

23) Katba lah, dei ban sait bunsien ia ka madan jong ki jaka leh niam.

24) Dei ban pynbiang ia ki jaka bret ia ki mask/ jingsop kti kiba ki bangeit ne ki nongtrei ki kum ieh.

25) Katba lah, ki balang bad ki jaka leh niam ki lah ban leh live streaming ia ki jinglehniam khnang ba ki riew tymmen, ki khynnah bad ki briew kiba don bun jingpang ki lah ban iashim bynta. 

26) Katba lah, ki briew ki dei ban leit jingiaseng sha ki iingmane ba jan tam bad ki jaka sah jongki. Kane kan iarap ban kiar bad pynduna ia ka rukom iaid rukom ieng ki briew.

27) Lada don jingsuba ne don ba ioh ia u COVID-19 ha jaka mane :

(a)             Buh ia u nongpang ha ka karma ne jaka kaba pynkyrpang na kiwei.

(b)             Pynbiang ka mask / jingda khmat tad haduh ba u doctor un da eksamin ia u / ka.

(c)             Pyntip mar mar sha ka jaka sumar pang kaba don hajan (hospital / clinic) lane phone ha u distrik helpline number (la suh lang ha ka Annexure-I).

(d)             Ki bor ba dei peit ia ka koit ka khiah (district RRT/ u doctor sumar pang) kin sdang ia ki kam kum kaba sumar ia u nongpang, ban wad ne test ia ki briew kiba u / ka ki iakynduh bad ka jingdonkam ban synreit dawai.

(e)             Dei ban sait dawai (disinfection) ia ka jaka baroh kawei lada shem ba u / ka briew ki ioh ia ka jingpang.

V.           Ki Prokram / Jingrakhe / Jingiaseng ba long ha ki por ki por, ne katkum ki aiom ne ba shisien shisnem

Ki don kiwei pat ki jinglehniam ha ki calendar jong ki kynhun balang bapher bapher ba long ha ki por ki por, ne katkum ki aiom ne ba shisien shisnem, Kine bunsien ki iadei bad ka jingbun paid ha ka ban iashim bynta bad ki long ruh ki jingrakhe jong ki shnong bad ha kum kine ki don ruh ba la ai shuti paidbah (Public Holiday)

Na ka bynta kine ki jinglehniam / Jingkhawai ne ki prokram namar ba ki khring bun briew yn khang shuwa, bad ki kynhun niam ba dei bynta ki dei ban ioh jingbit na ka Sorkar lyngba I Deputy Commissioner / Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Ranikor kaba ia pher na kawei ka jingleh niam sha kawei pat.

      Kitei ki jinglehniam kim ym kynthup lang ha ki jinglehniam ba man ka sngi ne ba shisien shi taiew kiba ju leh ha ki jaka mane.

VI.       Kino kino kiba pynkhein (violations)

                        Ha kino kino ki prokram /Jingrakhe / Jingiaseng, lada don kino kino kiba pynkhein ia kitei ki kyndon ba la kdew haneng lane lada ki briew / kynhun kiba thmu ban pynsaphriang bakla ha kaba iadei bad ka jing ai tika covid-19 (vaccination), ka ophis jong I Deputy Commissioner / Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Ranikor kan pynshitom ia kino kino ki briew / kynhun katkum ki kyndon ain.

Pynbna ka DC ia ki tarik ban leh Random Test ia ki 10 tylli ki shnong ha SWKHD

 

Mawkyrwat, Nailar 13, 2021: Ka ophis jong ka Deputy Commissioner, South West Khasi Hills District (SWKHD), Mawkyrwat pyntip ba namar ka jingkiew palat kiba ioh COVID-19 hapoh ka district, kumta na ka liang ka ka Health department kan leit ban leh Random test khnang ban teh lakam ia ka jingsaphraing jong une u khniang jingpang.

Ka ophis ka pyntip ba ha ka 16 tarik Nailar, 2021 naduh ka por 10 baje mynstep shaneng kan don ka Random test ha ka shnong Shngimawlein bad Mawthong. Ha ka 17 tarik Nailar, 2021 naduh ka por 10 baje mynstep shaneng kan don ka Random test ha ka shnong Mawthawpdah bad Mawblei. Ha ka 18 tarik Nailar, 2021 naduh ka por 10 baje mynstep shaneng kan don ka Random test ha ka shnong Domjyrti bad Rangmaw, Ha ka 19 tarik Nailar, 2021 naduh ka por 10 baje mynstep shaneng kan don ka Random test ha ka shnong Pawphlang bad Umsaitshriew bad ha ka 20 tarik Nailar, 2021 naduh ka por 10 baje mynstep shaneng kan don ka Random test ha ka shnong Phlangkynshi bad Mawkohphet

Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang Village declared as a “Containment Area”

Pynjari “Containment Area” ia ka shnong Rngimawpat bad Nongrynniang

Mawkyrwat, Nailar 13, 2021: Ka ophis jong ka Deputy Commissioner, South West Khasi Hills District, Mawkyrwat ka pynmih ia kane ka hukum ba katkum ki kyndon ain 2, 3,& 4 jong ka Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 kaba la pynlong iaka Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 bad Amendment hadien kata ban tehlakam ia ka jingsaphriang jong ka khlam COVID-19, ba katkum ka kaiphod ba la ioh na u District Surveillance Officer, IDSP bad na ki Zonal Magistrate, Zone-XIV bad Zone-XI1, ba ki nongshong shnong jong ka shnong Rngimawpat bad Nongrynniang ki kyntait ban leh random testing ha ka 12 tarik Nailar, 2021, kaba la btah ban leh ban iada na ka jingsaphriang jong u khniang ha katei ka thain.

Te namarkatta, na ka bynta ka jingbha ka koit ka khiah jong u paid nongshong shnong ban lait na kino kino ki jingsaphriang jong u COVID-19,  katkum ka Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and bad ka Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, ka long kaba donkam ban pynbna ia ka “Shnong Rngimawpat bad Nongrynniang baroh kawei” kum ki “Containment Area” khnang ban khanglad ia ka jingrung jingmih ha kitei ki jaka. Ki kyndon ha kaba iadei bad katei ka hukum ki long ba yn ym shah ia ki briew ba kin leit banrung sha kitei ki jaka bad kumjuh ruh ki briew na kitei ki containment area kim dei ban mih shabar. Baroh ki briew kiba hap hapoh ka Containment area kin hap ban shongkhop ha ki iing ki sem. Yn ym shah ban pynlong kino kino ki jingkhawai ne jingialum paidbah ba kum kino kino ha kitei ki jaka. Yn ym shah ban don kino kino ki jingiakynduh la ki dei jong ka imlang sahlang, kam politik, kam niam, ne ki kam kamai kajih ha kitei ki jaka. Ki Incident Commander, Zone - XIV, Bah D. Syngkon, Dist. Sports Officer bad Zone XII, Bah C. Wanniang, AEE, PWD (R), Mawsaw, Zonal Magistrates kin long ki Supervising Officer ban peit ban khmih ia ka jingbud ryntih ia kane ka hukum. Ki CCMCs ki dei ban pynthikna ba ym dei ban don mano mano ban iaid sharum shaneng hapoh shnong Rngimawpat bad Nongrynniang tad haduh ban da weng noh ia ka hukum containment. Ym dei ban don kano kano ka jingpynwit ia ka jingiaid lynti lyngba ka surok PWD ba iaid lyngba ka shnong Rngimawpat bad Nongrynniang. Kan sa don ruh ka jingiaid pahara da ki pulit na ka por sha ka por. Kane ka hukum kan ym kynthup ia ki nongtrei ka tnad ka koit ka khiah, kito kiba pynbiang ia ki tiar ba donkam eh, ia ki Press ba kynthup ia ka Electronic bad Print Media, Petrol Pumps bad ia ki nongsam ia ki gas LPG. Hynrei baroh ki dei ban bud pyrkhing ia ki kyndon treikam ba la buh na ka bynta ban iada na ka jingsaphriang jong u COVID-19.

Lada don kino kino kiba pynkhein ia katei ka hukum kin shah pynshitom katkum ki kyndon ain jong ka Disaster Management Act, 2005 bad IPC. Na ka daw jong ka jingdonkam ba kyrkhieh kane ka hukum kan treikam mardor.

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Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang Village declared as a “Containment Area”

Mawkyrwat, August 13, 2021: The office of the Deputy Commissioner, South West Khasi Hills Mawkyrwat in exercise of powers conferred under section 2, 3 & 4 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 which has constitute the Meghalaya Epidemic Disease COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 and Amendments thereof for containment of outbreak of COVID-19 issued an order that as per the report received from the District Surveillance Officer, IDSP and the Zonal Magistrate, Zone-XIV, that villagers of Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang village have refused to undergo random testing on the 12th of August 2021, which has recommended to prevent the spread of the virus in the area.

Therefore, in the interest of the health of general public to prevent against any possible spread of COVID-19 under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and the Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, it is necessary to declare the entire “Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang Village” as a “Containment Area” so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit movement on site with the following measures for due compliance by the public until further orders. No person/public shall be allowed to move into the containment area and inhabitants within the Containment area shall not move out. All the inhabitants within the containment area shall strictly remain inside their Homes. No gatherings, events, functions whatsoever of any nature and forms shall be allowed. No Social, Political, Religious, Economic activities are allowed. The Incident commander, Zone - XIV, Shri. D. Syngkon, Dist. Sports Officer, and Zone XII, Shri. C. Wanniang, AEE, PWD (R), Mawsaw, Zonal Magistrate shall be the supervising officer and monitor strict compliance of the order. CCMCs shall ensure zero movement in Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang village till the containment order is lifted. There shall be no disruption movement, along the PWD road passing through Rngimawpat and Nongrynniang village. Superintendent of Police to ensure that regular patrolling is conducted. This Onder will not apply to health workers and essential commodities, Press including Electronic & Print Media, Petrol pumps and LPG delivery workforce. All SOP’s with regards to the prevention of spread of COVID-19 to be adhered to. Any violation of this order shall entail prosecution under the penal provision of Disaster Management Act, 2005 and L.P.C. In view of the urgency of the matter, this Order has been made ex parte.

A clarion call to solve border dispute between Assam and other Northeastern states

The creation of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh from Assam has sparked several border issues. Assam has 8 bordering districts with Meghalaya, 3 bordering districts with Mizoram, 4 bordering districts with Nagaland and 8 bordering districts with Arunachal Pradesh.

The longest-running border dispute in the North East is between Assam and Nagaland, which began soon after Nagaland became a state in 1963 followed by several major clashes between the two states along the border in 1968, 1979, 1985, 2007 and 2014.

Mizoram and Assam relatively had a peaceful relationship except in 1994 and 2007. The major border row between the two was on 26^th July, 2021 which led to the intervention of the Union Government of India.

The territorial dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh started soon after Arunachal Pradesh got statehood in 1987 when certain territories was transferred from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh.

The New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) on August 9, 2021 reported that 157persons were killed, 361 injured, 65729 people displaced in the past 42 years due to border dispute between Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. 136 deaths due to Assam-Nagaland border dispute, 10 in the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh dispute, 7 in the Assam Mizoram Dispute and 4 in the Assam Meghalaya dispute. Of the injured 184 due to Assam-Nagaland border dispute, 16 in the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh dispute, 143 in the Assam Mizoram Dispute and 18 in the Assam Meghalaya dispute. The worse violence in the Assam-Mizoram border is on 26th July, 2021 where 6 Assam Police Personnel were killed and 100 civilians and security personnel injured.

Meghalaya border dispute with Assam emerged even before Meghalaya got statehood that is in 1971 when it challenged the Assam Reorganization Act of 1971 suggested by Churachand Committee that recommended handing over of Blocks I and II present day Karbi Anglong District to Assam. Meghalaya claimed that Block I & 2 is part of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills district as notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) and as per the survey maps of 1872 and 1929.  

Assam had been against developmental work in the border villages of Meghalaya and Assam ranging from road construction (7^th November, 2019), erection of electrical poll, construction of footpath under MGNREGA scheme, construction of schools, anganwadi centres and others. Some of the border related issues between Assam and Meghalaya include Assam police intruded into Mawsikar village and plan to erect boundary pillars near Kyrdum on 1^st August but it was stopped by villagers. Assam claimed land at Solairtek area under West Garo Hills and implement MGNREGA scheme there as per the report on August 1, 2021. Assam police stop the erection of electrical poll at Iongkhuli village installed by the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) and manhandled a Member of District Council (MDC) Charles Marngar on 26^th July, 2021 which is under Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Assam Police arrested two cowboys, below 12 years of age, from Mawsikar village, West Khasi Hills District in July, 2021.   Assam Police wanted to make a police outpost at Umwali village on February 20, 2020 which is still part of Meghalaya and villagers came out to protest and foil the plan. Assam government stopped construction of a police outpost at Umru village, Ri Bhoi District on April 5, 2018. Assam police stop construction of sericulture project at Madan Umwang, Ri-Bhoi district on August 2, 2017. On 23rd August, 2021 three youths from Umlaper villager were beaten up by Assam police. On 25th August, 2021 HYC, pressure groups from Meghalaya wanted to visit Umlaper village to condole the villagers of Umlaper but they were stopped by Assam Police, Nepali and Karbi people and during that clash one DySP from Meghalaya was injured due to stone pelting. 

On August, 2015 Assam Government took control the land at Mallangkona and Mallang Siminaguri area belonging to West Khasi Hills District. People of Block-I comprising of Mowluber Skap, Shnong Thymmei,  Mowjem, and Madan Nongkylla along with people from Tum Tum, Khatkasla and Psiar under West Jaiñtia Hills District live in fear each day because Assam police interfere their lives. Langpih is one of the major border disputes which started since 1974. In 2010 four citizens of Meghalaya had lost their lives when Assam police opened fire at Langpih in West Khasi Hills district prompting the two-state governments to take up talks.

To resolve the border dispute several dialogues between Meghalaya and Assam had been going on however nothing notable has been achieved so far. On 23^rd July, 2021 Shri. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam and Shri. Conrad Kongkal Sangma, Chief Minister had agreed to a proposal for a ‘give and take policy’ to amicably resolved the long pending border Issue. The row between Assam and Meghalaya at Ïongkuli Village on 26^th July, which happened on the same day that triggered the border violent clash between Assam and Mizoram led to an issue that called for a quick intervention from the Union Government of India. The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah after discussion with the Northeastern states Chief Ministers suggested to solve the long pending border dispute between Assam and other Northeastern states by demarcating boundaries through satellite imaging. Umiam-based North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DoS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC) was given the task for scientific interstate boundaries demarcation through satellite imaging and mapping.

Amit Shah mooted the idea of the scientific interstate boundaries demarcation through satellite mapping that it will amicably and permanently solve the border disputes in the Northeastern states as new boundaries would be drawn.

Umru village in Block II under Ri-Bhoi district, Langpih, Umwali, Mawsikar, Mallang Siminaguri, Aradonga under West Khasi Hills District, Block-I, Tum Tum, Khatkasla and Psiar under West Jaiñtia Hills District are some of the disputed areas along the Assam-Meghalaya border. Under West Khasi Hills the area of dispute are Tarabari, Gizang, Hahim and Langpih, in West Garo Hills the areas of intrusion include Majhipara and Solairtek are in Phulbari. During the 2^nd Meeting to solve border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya held on August 6, 2021 at Guwahati, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma identified six areas of dispute comprising of Upper Tarabari, Gazang Reserve Forest, Hahim, Boklapara, Khanapara-Pilangkata and Ratacherra involving West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Jaintia Hills districts of Meghalaya and Kamrup, Kamrup (Metropolitan) and Cachar districts of Assam. The more complicated areas of dispute are Langpih, Borduar, Nongwah, Matamur, Deshdemoreah Block I and Block II, and Khanduli.

To speed up resolving border issues the government of Meghalaya has appointed three committees headed by a cabinet minister one for West Khasi Hills, one for Ri-Bhoi and one for Jaintia Hills. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said that internal border issues should be solved in a peaceful manner and urged Northeastern states to cooperate with the Centre as the central government is keen to permanently resolve the internal border dispute.

On August 9, 2021 MLA of Dispur, Atul Bora provoked fury among the Khasi and Garo inhabitants of Pillangkata by claiming the village for Assam. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Chief Minister on August 9, 2021 said that the four broad criteria have been formulated to solve the border dispute they include “historical perspective, continuity, administrative convenience and Loyalty or will of the people, which is the most important factor”.

Which method of solving boundary dispute will be better; scientific interstate boundaries demarcation through satellite mapping as mooted by Amit shah or ‘give and take policy’ as agreed by Sarma and Sangma? Will the opinion of the people residing in border areas be taken into consideration? Will the Political Parties, Pressure Groups or NGOs from both the States accept the new boundary delineation or will they stick with historical records and claims?

The questions might seem difficult to answer but one thing the government of Meghalaya need to be firm that before the state celebrates 50 years of statehood, the long pending boundary issues should be resolved. The government need to take and extra mile, Political parties and pressure groups need to give full cooperation and people should be willing to solve the border dispute permanently and build up a friendly relationship among the Northeastern states.