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 Nestling on the edge of the mighty river Brahmaputra flowing majestically along its entire stretch of land in its north with its charming rugged but greenish hills, of course, of moderate height, as those magnificent hills all around Pune, encircling almost its four sides, adding to its beauty, Guwahati was literally a small, somnolent, nondescript town till the late sixties.

            Naturally, its municipal area, no wonder, was too much small both in its width and length with Ulubari-Rehabari-Sarabbhati in the south, Chatribari-Atgaon-Kumarpara-Bharalumuk in the south-west of Guwahati, and areas in Fancy Bazar-Panbazar-Uzanbazar on the bank of the Brahmaputra to its north. To the east, its jurisdiction expanded only up to Chandmari from Gauhati club. And, interestingly enough, from Ulubari up to Ganeshguri, there was vast land measuring hundreds of thousands of bighas lying along both the flanks of the oldest G S road, being partly marshy and partly cultivable.

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North East Food Show to be held Shillong

The Government of Meghalaya and the ‘Comexposium India’ have decided jointly to organize the North East Food Show at Shillong between 4th and 6th of December, 2019. The food Show will be organized by the Government of Meghalaya and the M/s Intr Ads, New Delhi with the support of ‘Salon Internation de l'Agroalimentaire’ better known as SIAl

The mega food event, to be known as the 'North East Food Show by Meghalaya and SIAL', will be held at the NEHU campus, Shillong. The Government of Meghalaya notified an Advisory Council and the first meeting of the Advisory Council was held today, the 19th June 2019 which was widely attended by representatives of the North Eastern states and the central government bodies, representatives of various food based industries, representatives of various organizations within the hospitality sector and the various associations related to food sector.

The first Advisory Council meeting held today discussed several meaningful issues relating to the conduct of the event and several useful suggestions have been noted and will be acted upon by the partners. This will be the first event of its kind being participated in by SIAL in the Northeast, and the state seeks to emerge as a food processing hub for the whole north east as well the other south-east Asian countries, in times to come. The SIAL feels it to be a big movement forward in generating awareness and building networks relating to the food sector in the region and commits itself to the successful conduct of the event in December 2019.

The partners are happy and proud to announce that a new chapter in the history of food processing and the food service industry of Meghalaya and the North East has been opened and hope that it will unleash new energies in the region. Through this partnership it is sought to bring together, showcase and introduce the food and food products of the North East to the Global audience.

The partners believe that the North East Food Show will be a unique opportunity for both Meghalaya and the entire North East region, to reach out to the global community, create international platforms for food business, new markets for unique food products which are native to the region, access to new technologies and unlocking overseas marketing opportunities for the farmers of the North East. The Food Show will also be an occasion for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector to expand further. The partners commit themselves to make this unique North East Food Show an unparalleled success.

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CM held review meeting with MEECL

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma chaired a review meeting of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) and discussed how to find out ways and means to improve the power scenario in the state.

“We had a fruitful discussion on measures short and long term to improve the power scenario. Several challenges have to be tackled and we are committed to overcome them with active cooperation and support from different stakeholders,” Sangma said.

The meeting was attended by power minister James K Sangma, officials of the Power Department and engineers of the MeECL.

Issues related to the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, current financial position of MeECL, status of different schemes, loadshedding were discussed during the review meeting.

“We are looking at ways to improve the overall efficiency of the MeECL as a corporation and all the three wings distribution, transmission and generation,” Sangma told reporters.

He said the meeting also discussed about different projects which are coming up and those that will come up in future which include small and mini hydro power projects to improve the power scenario in the state.

Stating that meeting was just the beginning, the chief minister informed that he would also hold a review meeting to discuss specifically on the A&TC losses next month.

“Hopefully every month I will try to hold review meetings with different departments to figure out how we can improve productivity of the MeECL and ensure it becomes financially stable and how we can provide stable power supply to all citizens in the state,” the Chief Minister added.

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Contrary to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tall claim on 30^th April 2018 that his government has fulfilled the commitment to electrify every single village in the country, claiming Manipur’s Leishang village in Kangpokpi district, became the last village to be electrified on 28^th April 2018, leave alone villages in other states, several villages in Manipur have belittled the Indian PM’s claim saying villages in Manipur still lack electricity supply.