Governor concerned at sanitation and drinking water facility
Ten Gram Panchayat get Nirmal Gram Puraskar
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Lempia Ayoh Myoli and Lempia Ayoh Myoli-
Over 70% of rural habitations in the state are still without proper sanitation facilities and nearly 65% without adequate drinking water provision. Without access to safe potable drinking water and proper sanitation to the people sustainable development may thus not be possible, the Governor said.
Linking sanitation is to economic up-
Gen Singh pointed lack of separate and decent sanitation facilities is one of the reasons for the girls to drop out of school. Women often suffer from lack of privacy and harassment in the absence of house hold toilet facilities.
Exhorting all, including the beneficiaries and the community for their active involvement in the Total Sanitation Programme, the Governor called for sanitation revolution.
He also appealed to the media to provide proper coverage of the campaign as their social obligation.
The Governor, who administrated the pledge towards Clean Arunachal Health Arunachal to all on the occassion, congratulated the awardees for their achievement and express his hope that other will follow.
While congratulating the department for its effort, he said it is one of the few instances, where focus is on the aspects, which have impact in our daily lives and children. Drawing attention to its immense importance, Gen Singh exhorted the officials for expediting the implementation and finishing it before the target date.
In his address, PHED Minister, Chowna Mein proposed a task force for successful implementation Total Sanitation Programme Involvement of Deputy Commissioners and Panchayati Raj Institute members are of paramount importance to ensure that people change their mindset towards cleanliness.
Appealing all for the cooperation for the success of the campaign, the PHED minister proposed for State awards to the field officials for the success of the programme.
Speaking on behalf of the awardees, Aalo East Zilla Parishad member Jomkir Naso said, the award would go a long way as moral boost to the community. It was a Herculeous task to motivate fellow villagers but with it the living standard has improved, he pointed.
Earlier, PHED Secretary Er. Tomi Ete spoke on the approach to planning and implementation of rural water supply and sanitation programme.
In the sidelines of the award ceremony, Community and Capacity development Unit (CCDU) Director, Department of Public Health Engineering, Er. A.N. Singh informed that basic objectives of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) is to bring the topic of sanitation to the forefront of social and political development discourse in rural India and to develop open defecation free and clean villages which will act as models for others to emulate. It also aims to give incentive to PRIs to sustain the initiatives taken by them to eliminate the practice of open defecation from their respective geographical area by way of full sanitation coverage and to increase social mobilization in TSC implementation, by recognizing the catalytic role played by organizations in attaining universal sanitation coverage.
On the eligible criteria for the NGP, CCDU Director said, all households in the gram
must have access to individual toilets or community complexes. All Schools and Anganwadis
must have functional and clean toilets & urinals. All co-
The toilets and urinals should be available separately for boys and girls in adequate proportion. There must be complete elimination of open defecation within the boundaries of the PRI. All water sources to have proper platforms and drainages around them. There must be functional mechanism for household garbage disposal and functional drainage system, he added. (PRO, Raj Bhavan)
Ngandam advocates creation of Horticulture Marketing Board
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: The horticulture produce needs an effective marketing channel which is possible only if a separate Horticulture Marketing Board is established, said state Horticulture Minister Honchung Ngandam in an interactive meeting with departmental officers and officials here today.
He requested the officers, especially the DHOs to prepare schemes with right perspective and submit the projects to the government for consideration. However, he cautioned that the schemes should be implemented with a “People First” motto, as envisaged by present government.
The fund allocation to the department from the State Plan is very meagre considering the importance of horticulture sector, he observed and assured that he would pursue the matter with the Chief Minister for more fund allocations so that the Horticulture can be made a vibrant sector for rural economic uplift.
Regarding transfer and posting of the staffs of the department, he said that he would consider the matter with utmost merit and assured that no injustice will be done to any one and no undue pressure will be entertained.
“Time has come for department to do some new things, whether big or small, for our poor farmers as Horticulture is a sector which can give maximum benefit to the rural poor people”, he said and requested the officers of the department to work dedicatedly and contribute to the development of the state and the country as a whole. “Whether a politician or an officer, our duties are always for the public interest and with that thing in mind, the department should move forward to bring in development for the state and the nation,” he reminded.
“We should expose and shower the light of economic uplift through various horticultural program as our land is most suited to the cultivation of horticultural crops,” he maintained.
The Director of Horticulture, Lomdak Tago, while welcoming the minster, said that the department has a big responsibility to shoulder, but lamented that the fund received from the state plan is too meagre to formulate any meaningful developmental scheme. However, the department is dedicatedly implementing the programme launched by the government of India like Technology Mission,
National Bamboo Mission and recently, National Mission on Medicinal Plant and giving maximum benefit to the farmers. He assured the Minister that the officers of the department will render the service to the farmers with renewed vigour and sincerity under his able leadership. District officers also made presentations about various schemes and projects being implemented by the department of Horticulture and also highlighted various problems faced by the department.
Khandu advocates strengthening of STs and SCs
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu advocated for uplift of SC and ST population socially, politically and economically. He stress for giving equal rights and opportunities to the weaker sections through the reservation quotas in various Government, PSUs and even in Private sectors. He said this while interacting with a delegation of National Commission for Scheduled Caste, New Delhi led by Prof. N.M. Kamble, Vice Chairman who called on him at his office chamber today.
Appreciating the Chief Minister’s gesture, Prof. Kamble assured all possible assistance from the Commission’s end for development of the weaker section in all fronts.
The delegation comprised of M. Bodh, Member, T. Theethan, Jt. Secretary, R.C. Kapur, PS to VC, A.P. Goutam, Research Officer, L.K. Pegu, Director, Regional Office for National Commission for ST, Guwahati and M.C. Das, Officer from Regional Office, NCSC, Guwahati.
Poor infrastructure, fund crunch hit oldest APST services in Tirap
Bishnu Rana
ROING, Nov 24: The Arunachal Pradesh State Transport(APST) station at Khonsa has not been coming up to the expectation of the people due to lack of fund for maintenance.
Established in 1975 under the then Tirap Frontier Track, the APST Khonsa supposed
to expand and improve its services in interior district. But unfortunately it failed
to give its best due to various reasons. The bus station with its workshop just at
the NH-
However, the department acquired a well-
“Actually we have total fleet strength of 25 buses in this station but at present only 10 is running and remaining 15 are off the road following serious technical snag. Most of them are old buses and thus required huge maintenance cost which is beyond our capacity,” revealed N Wangsa SS.
The higher authorities should take measures to minimise the fund crisis and help the station to achieve the annual revenue target by providing fund to repair the old buses and improve the bus service, said the sources.
ITANAGAR Nov 24: Chalo Loku is being celebrated on Wednesday in the state.
Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and Governor Gen J J Singh extended greetings to the people of the state on the festive occasion.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in his message, believed that Chalo Loku would fill the atmosphere with the spirit of mirth and love.
The celebration of the festivals carries forward vibrant and rich culture and tradition and helps us pass on to the younger generation. In fact, festivals are the mirrors of the people's culture, the message further added.
The chief minister prayed almighty Rang to shower his blessings for peace and prosperity in the state.
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen JJ Singh has extended festival greetings expressed
his hope that as tradition, the socio-
In his festival message, Gen Singh said, the lively colourful dances with the beating of ‘Tham’ and the rituals exhibit the tribe's vibrant and rich customs and tradition, which has been preserved since time immemorial by the community.
Offering prayers to Almighty Rang for socio-
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Three parliamentary secretaries were sworn in today taking the total to 20.
C.C. Singpho, Karikho Kri, Wangki Lowang were administered the oath of office and secrecy by State Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in his office chamber this morning.
However, allotments of portfolios to the new parliamentary secretaries are yet to be declared. (PRO to CM)
Heavenly prices and roads of Capital of Arunachal
Tongam Rina
The typical arm chair journalist that she is, yours truly dreads going out. Two reasons add to it. One is the rising price of essential commodities and other is the congested roads. Added to the congested road is the garbage, which makes Capital Region looks like an extended trash can.
Departments have inundated the citizens with notices after notices on these issues, forgetting the fact that Arunachalees have a not so credible record of ever translating those in papers into reality. They just make good reading.
Now when the department cannot deliver on its own, it is for the citizens to ensure that it happens.
However, we love our reputation of being nonchalant and would rather not do anything to bring any blemish.
Let us take an instance of the garbage management in the Capital Region. The Department of Urban Development trucks dutifully pick up the dirt from designated garbage areas. However, by the time, it finishes its rounds, dirt again pile up. This time, we have no one to blame but us!
Anyways, as long as our rooms are clean how does it matter, whether other parts of the house stinks! We can live with it.
We will continue to hurl the waste from our windows while ensuring that it misses the target! Poor trashcans!
For no reason, Jairam Ramesh, Minister with Foot in Mouth said India could win a Nobel Prize for Filth. Capital town of Arunachal could send in its nomination.
Even the road, which Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu takes everyday is not spared. One would have wanted that at least he be spared from that dreadful sight and smell.
These days, when you are late, you can always blame it to the traffic jamming. After the elections, the numbers of vehicles have risen, though this claim is not substantiated with official record. Lives are lost and some live with the scar of a lifetime. We continue to live with it until someone close is a victim.
Dependent that we are, we need someone to remind us that it unsafe to drive rash and that we need helmets. Dependency syndrome hardly ever changes.
Going to vegetable market is another nightmare. This time, it is not the dirt that is scary. Prices! Wonder whether a daily wage earner had a taste of tomato or onion and potatoes, off late. Tomato is Rs 60 a KG while onion is cool Rs 40. That is as much a daily wage labourer earns in a day.
Why is district administration tight lipped? Maybe the Vegetable lobby in Capital is too strong!!
The prices, once it enter Arunachal multiples itself because there are no mechanism to check it. To top it all the prices are not uniform. Maybe it does not pinch the right people but it does to ordinary citizens.
But was not the proceedings in parliament stalled over the issue of price rise! Maybe our esteemed 60 could take some lessons from them.
Maybe yours truly would ask a salary hike from the management to run the kitchen to ensure that plain tomato salad is part of her regular diet.
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST)
director Joram Begi would inaugurate a three-
Resource persons in professional fields like Doordarshan, media, KVIC, APKVIB, NABARD, NEDFi and faculty of Humanities and Social Science of NERIST will deliver lectures on the occasion.
AALO, Nov 24: Local MLA Jarkar Gamlin inaugurated the Vijaya Bank branch at KGB Complex, Aalo in West Siang district on Nov 23.
With the opening of Vijaya Bank the problems of the large number of the bank customers would be solved, Gamlin said in his inaugural address. It will facilitate easy flow of economic activities, he added.
Gen. Manager, Guwahati Region Gregory Lobo informed that Vijaya Bank has 1137 branches and newly open Aalo branch is the 25th in North East and 3rd in Arunachal Pradesh. DIPRO
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: The Tai Khampti Development Society, Namsai in its recently held
executive meeting has decided to celebrate the annual mega festival “Poi Pee Mau”
(New Year Festival) of the Tai Khamptis with a three-
Apart from its objective to promote tourism, trade and economy of the people, the festival aims to foster sense of unity and oneness, irrespective of age and class, amongst its people.
6 federal units of AAPPTF tender resignation
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: The federal members of All Arunachal Pradesh Public Transport Federation
(AAPPTF), Arunachal Tempo Welfare Association (ATWA), Arunachal Tata-
They alleged that All Arunachal Pradesh Public Transport Federation is not registered and the present general secretary is using the registration number of All Capital Complex Auto Welfare Association (ACCAWA).
It further alleged that the present general secretary is not exercising the follow up activities of the AAPPTF memorandum submitted to the state government its by former President on reduction of road tax, plying permit, one time road tax, Bus waiting shed, parking stand and terminal station for commercial vehicle.
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: All India Quami Ekta Committee has organized essay competition at Arunachal Community College and Health Science recently.
Students from various schools and public took part in the programme.
Post teacher at Sibe ME School
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Congress Youth of Yego-
ITANAGAR, Nov.24: In a fire incident which occurred on Monday at Chimpu village house
of one Longkung Marik, who is also secretary of Arunachal Karate Association, was
gutted down. In a press release issued, Arunachal Judo Association and Arunachal
Shito-
Bamboo handicraft training ends
Changlang, Nov 24: The 12 day’s bamboo handicraft training organized by Arunachal Pradesh Seva Sangh in collaboration with Rangfrah Faith Promotion Society, Changlang ended here today. The training was attended by 12 trainees from different villages of Changlang district.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Changlang L Borang, while lauding the trainees who learned to make 10 various crafts from bamboo in a short time period of 12 days advised them to work hard and be dedicated for they can excel in such field. He said that to set market of such articles one must maintain the quality of their produce. He appreciated the trainers as well as the trainees for their effort to make the entire programme fruitful and beneficial.
Earlier ZPM Marina Kenlang thanked the organizing committee for such programme, which
could boost the social economy of the district by generating self-
Marina Kenlang while appreciating the trainees for their quick learning of the handicraft urged them to share their skill and knowledge with their fellow villagers also for it might help those who could not avail this opportunity.
SDO(S) Changlang H Matcha, Secretary, Rangfrah Faith Promotion Society, Changlang Dr J S Mungrey, Dr D Techai, VO also spoke on the occasion.
Lead life without motives-
WAKRO, Nov 24: Paying rich tributes to his teachers and masters, Sri Sri Kulavadhuta Satpurananda advised the students to maintain genuine respect for teachers and pursue learning with devotion. He called upon the teachers to raise and groom the students with love and care. He suggested that punishments to students should not be awarded due to incompetence on the part of teachers to communicate with them. Speaking after inaugurating the Anandamoyee Hall and dedicating the kitchen of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), Wakro he also expressed that enough jobs would not be available to provide job oriented employment in near future at the rate students were receiving modern education. He suggested that students should therefore be provided with proper vocational training so that the outcome of modern education resulting in unemployment of a large number of youths will not frustrate the future generation. He also stressed the urgent need of the young generation to reconnect themselves to mother earth by taking up farming. Agriculture and horticulture along with vegetable cultivation has a bright future and will contribute immensely to the growth of Arunachal he added.
The girls of KGBV, Wakro enchanted the evening cultural program by presenting a sufi dance. Members of the Tibetian Settlement from Tezu presented traditional tibetian dances in honour of the Buddhist Tantra Master.
Sri Sri Kulavadhuta Satpurananda interacted with the Tibetian team and enlightened them on the life of Guru Rimpoche and the great lineage of Tantra masters. The Kids of Apna Vidya Bhavan charmed the audience with a sufi dance and a patriotic dance.
The Meeta Shraddha Deep sthal was dedicated at the hands of Sri Sri Kulavadhuta Satpurananda jointly with Brig. Manjeet Mehta, SM, Commander, 82 Mountain Brigade in presence of Col. Chouhan of the 26 Maratha Light Infantry.
The Meeta Shraddha Deep Sthal in Maitreya Buddha Stupa premises of the Khyapa Park is dedicated for the devotees to light butter lamps for their devotional practices.
The Maitreya Buddha Stupa is dedicated by Sri Sri Satpurananda to Lord Maitreya Buddha-
The Deep sthal is named in honour of Mrs. Shraddha Prakash and Mrs. Meeta Bardalai expressing gratitude to the efforts by Mrs. Dolly Sachar, President, Army Wives Welfare Association, DAH division and the Lohit Brigade for welfare initiatives taken for civilian concerns especially for promoting Girls Education.
Brig. Mehta assured further assistance to improve and renovate the MEETA-
The weeklong celeberations included counselling by Sri Sri Satpurananda especially benefiting the KGBV girls and the Apnes of the Apna Vidya Bhavan. The KGBV girls were delighted to receive few tips on Martial Arts by the visiting Master.
Sri Sri Satpurananda called on the school managements especially serving for the girls education to impart training in Martial Arts and music to the girls.
Science and Technology Exhibition Organized
H.K. Roy
PASIGHAT, Nov 24: The department of School Education East Siang district in collaboration with NCERT, New Delhi organized a Science Exhibition at IGJ Higher Secondary school, Pasighat today.
Speaking as Chief Guest on the occasion, Principal (DIET) Dr. Buk Lego congratulated the education department for organizing the science exhibition and encourage the students to take active participation in such events.
The DDSE Marken Kadu, highlighting the promotional activities of the department toward the students of the district assured to conduct more such events for the students community.
Dr. N. Pandey, Dr. I.J. Singh and Dr. V.K. Srivastava of JN College Pasighat attended the programme as Judges.
Meanwhile, Zing Messar of VKV Oyan and Ambo Jopir of Govt Secondary School, Balek were adjudged as 1st and 2nd winners of the exhibition.
ITANAGAR, Nov.24: Nyishi Nyem Acham(NNA) organized a sanitization awareness program on Tuesday at Nirjuli Nyikum Niya Hall targeting working women of the community residing in places like Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Doimukh. Various issues related to legal aspects, health, financial management, etc were discussed during the meet. Meanwhile, NNA announced that on 5th of December foundation day of association would be celebrated.
Itanagar and Daporijo schools register wins
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: Govt. Hr. Sec. School (GHSS) here beat their Tezu counterpart by solitary goal in the first match while GHSS, Bomdila went down tamely against GHSS, Daporijo in the second match of the Subroto Mukherjee Cup football tournament being played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Naharlagun today.
The winner for Itanagar GHSS came in 3rd minute of the second half through Todak
Haider while Roja Rebi struck twice for Daporijo in 37th and 46th minutes after Rohit
Dui opened the floodgate in 16th min. Talen Jeke and Gopal Duchok increased the tally
to 5-
GHSS, Changlang take on GHSS, Ziro in tomorrow’s first match at 12.30 pm while GHSS, Khonsa play GHSS, Bilat in the second match scheduled from 2.30 pm.
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: International rated player Bharat Lingi emerged winner of the first State Level Open Championship with 6.5 points which ended at Youth Hostel, Naharlagun today. Er. Niapung Konia and International rated player Raluk Dui finished second and third with 6 and 5.5 points respectively.
Tadh Tok Camdir became champion of Under 16 years category with 4 points while Nanak Muri, who was adjudged the best youngest player, finished second.
Niapung Konia was adjudged the best unrated player of the tournament.
Repo Ronya emerged champion in veteran category (over 50 years).
Director of Sports and Youth Affairs PR Mazumdar, who attended the closing ceremony as chief guest, distributed prizes to the winners of various categories. Prizes were also given to the top 20 finishers.
Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by local MLA Techi Kaso on November 20 last as chief guest, according to All Arunachal Pradesh Chess Association release.
Governor meets IPS probationers
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: You are the leaders; lead from front and lead with examples, said Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen JJ Singh, while interacting with IPS probationers at Raj Bhavan here today. Those who are not good leaders, they demand respect but those who are good ones, they command respect from their colleagues and subordinates automatically, he said.
Exhorting them to be sincere and dedicated to the profession, the
Governor said, as the people, who are responsible for moulding the
society along with providing secure, you must ensure secured
environment for all section of people. Citing unacceptable incidences of metropolitan cities in regards to people of North East, he said, if we want to stop feeling of alienation amongst its citizens, we must not close our eyes to the shabby treatments. You must be very particular about this and ensure it amongst the rank and files, he stressed.
Led by Assistant Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Shrish Jain, IPS, twenty-
After their visit to Itanagar, the 61st batch of IPS will be visiting Bomdila, Dirang and Tawang. (PRO, Raj Bhavan)
AKA announces karate team fornational C’ship
ITANAGAR, Nov 24: A 19-
While informing this, Arunachal Karate-
The team will participate in Boys Kumite, Caded Boys Kata and Kumite, Junior Boys Kata and Kumite, Caded Girls Kata and Kumite, Junior Girls Kata and Kumite
The team:
Boys : Semual Dollo, Lika Leje, Ajay Taku, Tama Bui, Dungro Dodum, Ashok Sahani, John Bagang, Nabam Naga, Dongda Tapi, Sartam Tali.
Girls: Yapung Sonam, Juna Dada, Kambung Wangsa, Dado Mema, Sankari Sahani, Sumpichege.
Officials: Sensei Yarda Niki, Team Manager, Sempai Nanu Sangha, Coach, Sempai Moi Tasa, Asst. Coach.
2nd O. Moyong Cricket Trophy begins
H.K. Roy
PASIGHAT, Nov 24: The 2nd Onyok Moyong Memorial Cricket Trophy09 organized by All Bogong Student Union began at DEMHS School playground today.
Bogong ZPM Okom Yasung and former ABSU president Orem Gao attended the inaugural ceremony as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively.
All together 16 teams are participating in the tournament. The final match will be played on December 3 next.
Engineers calls revocation of order
ITANAGAR: In a representation to Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, Arunachal Pradesh
Engineering Service Association (APESA) has requested government to revoke an order
dated 25th August vide No. SPWD-
In a press release issued APESA informed that Chief Engineers being the technical head of the concern department are entirely responsible for the outcome of a particular project, as design and development of the scheme are drawn by them. Therefore thorough knowledge of department and technicalities are necessary for being Chief Engineer of a particular division, it said.
Career Guidance and Counselling Cell
ITANAGAR: The Career Guidance and Counselling Cell of JN College, Pasighat, is going
to conduct a crash course in general studies for the ensuing APPSC examination, 2009-
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