Nongstoin, Oct 15: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday inaugurated new infrastructure at Synod College Nongstoin and laid foundation stones for key projects in West Khasi Hills.
At Synod College, he inaugurated the new building, library and smart classrooms and felicitated the first batch of graduates. He said the government has doubled higher and technical institutions from 10 to 20 in eight years to improve access to higher education.
At the Rs 31.05-crore MCH Hospital, equipped with NICU, ICU, labour room and emergency units, he said the facility will help reduce maternal and infant deaths and cut referrals to Shillong. A District Early Intervention Centre is also proposed.
He also laid foundations for the Golden Jubilee Garden, new DIET building and the 6.84-km Sohpian-Nongstoin road and handed over an ambulance donated by IDBI Bank.
Nearly Rs 900 crore has been invested in West Khasi Hills in eight years, the CM said.
