Meghalaya Govt pleads relocation of Meghalaya students of CAU Imphal to CAU Kyrdemkulai

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 8, 2023

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has called for interim arrangement for the students of Meghalaya pursuing their 4th year of BSc Agriculture at Central Agricultural University in Imphal, Manipur.

Sangma met Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and President of the ICAR Society Narendra Singh Tomar in Delhi and submitted a letter to him

Through the letter, the Chief Minister sought the intervention of Tomar for making arrangements that the students of 4th year BSc can conduct their Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) Programme in Meghalaya.

Sangma requested to allow the students to conduct their RAWE programme under the aegis of the CAU located at Kyrdemkulai, a consistent College of the CAU in Imphal.

Sangma also appealed to the Union Minister to relocate all the Meghalayan students of CAU Imphal to CAU Campus in Meghalaya’s Kyrdemkulai until normalcy returns to violence hit Manipur so that they are able to continue their education without any interruption.

The Chief Minister highlighted how the state government, in coordination with the Government of India, facilitated the safe return of the Meghayans from Manipur during the recent unrest.

Not only students of Meghalaya who were pursuing their further studies in Meghalaya were safely rescued, but also families who had moved to the neighbouring state for work were also safely brought back.

It must be noted that about 80 percent of the state’s population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods.