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2 The Arun Information Friday, August 2, 2013<br />

The Arun Information<br />

www.arunachalipr.<strong>gov</strong>.<strong>in</strong><br />

Wordly Wise<br />

It requires a whole village to br<strong>in</strong>g up a child.<br />

-African say<strong>in</strong>g<br />

editorial<br />

Bamboo craftsmanship as a<br />

potential aspect of Arunachal’s<br />

<strong>in</strong>dustry<br />

Arunachal Pradesh has a vibrant craft tradition ma<strong>in</strong>ly based<br />

on bamboos and every tribe excels <strong>in</strong> bamboo craftsmanship.<br />

Cane and bamboo is an important craft apart from weav<strong>in</strong>g, and<br />

the craftsmanship is of very high order. Except for the communities<br />

<strong>in</strong> Tawang and Bomdila sector, all the dwell<strong>in</strong>g houses are<br />

traditionally made of bamboos. Hats, baskets of various designs,<br />

other household articles are made of bamboos. Besides us<strong>in</strong>g<br />

bamboo as fuels on many occasions, this plant is also used on<br />

many other decorative and ritual purposes.<br />

Cane and bamboo form the basic raw materials which meet<br />

the requirements of everyday life –from house-mak<strong>in</strong>g to mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

baskets, fish<strong>in</strong>g traps, dress items, construction of suspension<br />

bridges across rivers, and religious paraphernalia—thus complet<strong>in</strong>g<br />

their day-to-day needs. People of the state have fully utilized the<br />

raw material offered by Mother Nature.<br />

With the use of cane and bamboo as raw materials, the<br />

basketry technique naturally occupies a very important place<br />

<strong>in</strong> the technological development. However, this craftsmanship<br />

is restricted to menfolk only while weav<strong>in</strong>g is conf<strong>in</strong>ed to the<br />

womenfolk. S<strong>in</strong>ce cane and bamboo work constitute the major<br />

cottage <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> the state, it is now time to seriously consider about<br />

enhancement of the exist<strong>in</strong>g traditional technology by develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and adopt<strong>in</strong>g advanced technology not only <strong>in</strong> order to susta<strong>in</strong><br />

this culture but also to transform this to a vibrant <strong>in</strong>dustry. This is<br />

possible only when all stakeholders jo<strong>in</strong> hands <strong>in</strong> an endevour to<br />

promote this traditional <strong>in</strong>dustry which has an enormous potential<br />

<strong>in</strong> our Arunachal Pradesh. Bamboo craft as an aspect of cottage<br />

<strong>in</strong>dustry has enormous bear<strong>in</strong>g on our economy.<br />

Service l<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Hospitals<br />

General Hospitals, Naharlagun<br />

Casuality w<strong>in</strong>g : 0360-2246677 CMO : 0360-2244<strong>29</strong>3<br />

Med.Supdtt. : 0360-2244156 Ambulance : 0360-2244479<br />

R.K.Mission Hospital, Itanagar<br />

0360-2212263<br />

Heema Hospital, Itanagar<br />

0360-2<strong>29</strong>1094<br />

Niba Hospital, Pappu-Nallah<br />

0360-2244574/2351200<br />

Hospital <strong>in</strong> Guwahati<br />

GNRC Hospital : 0361-2227701/2227702/2227703<br />

Down Town Hospital : 0361-2336906/2336911<br />

GMC Hospital : 0361-2528417/25<strong>29</strong>457<br />

International Hospital : 0361-2347700/2347701<br />

B.Barooah Cancer Institute : 0361-2472364<br />

POLICE STATION<br />

Itanagar : 0360-2212233 Naharlagun : 0360-22443<strong>29</strong><br />

Nirjuli : 0360-2257220 Doimukh : 0360-2277220<br />

Banderdewa : 0360-2266236<br />

FIRE STATION<br />

Itanagar : 0360-2212640 Naharlagun : 0360-2244399<br />

APST BUS SERVICE<br />

Sl. Name<br />

No. of Route<br />

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24.<br />

25.<br />

DAY.<br />

Itanagar-Shillong<br />

Itanagar-Nyap<strong>in</strong><br />

Itanagar-Aalo<br />

Itanagar-Daporijo<br />

Itanagar-Y<strong>in</strong>gkiong<br />

Itanagar-Seppa<br />

Itanagar-Khonsa<br />

Itanagar-Tezu<br />

Itanagar-Koloriang<br />

Itanagar-Guwahati<br />

Itanagar-Aalo<br />

Itanagar-Pasighat<br />

Itanagar-Tirb<strong>in</strong><br />

Itanagar-Bomdila<br />

Itanagar-Pal<strong>in</strong><br />

Itanagar-Sagalee<br />

Itanagar-Ampoli<br />

Itanagar-Mengio<br />

Itanagar-Kim<strong>in</strong><br />

Itanagar-Gerukhamukh<br />

Itanagar-Balijan<br />

Itanagar-Tarasso<br />

Itanagar-Sonajuli<br />

Itanagar-Lilabari<br />

Itanagar- Jote<br />

Type of<br />

Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Night Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Day service<br />

Mail Service<br />

Day Service<br />

Service Days<br />

Daily Service<br />

Mon /Thu/Sat<br />

Daily Service<br />

Daily Service<br />

Alternate Day<br />

Daily Service<br />

Sun/Mon/Wed/Thu<br />

Tuesday only<br />

Daily Service<br />

Daily Service<br />

Daily Service<br />

Daily Service<br />

Mon/Thu/Sat<br />

Daily Service except Fri<br />

Sun/Wed/Fri<br />

Mon/Wed/Fri<br />

Sun/Tue/Thu<br />

Sun/Tue/Thu<br />

Daily Service except Sat<br />

Daily Service except Fri<br />

Daily Service except Sun<br />

Daily Service except Sat<br />

Daily Service except Sun<br />

Daily Service except Sun<br />

Daily Service except Sun<br />

Departure<br />

Times<br />

05.00pm<br />

02.00pm<br />

02.30pm<br />

12.00 noon<br />

01.00pm<br />

12.00 noon<br />

01.00 pm<br />

01.00 pm<br />

02.30 pm<br />

06.00 am<br />

05.30 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

05.30 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

06.00 am<br />

12.00 noon<br />

12.00 noon<br />

01.00 pm<br />

05.30 am<br />

01.00 pm<br />

07.00 am<br />

07.00 am<br />

& 01.00 pm<br />

HELICOPTER SERVICE<br />

Arunachal Pradesh Helicopter Non-Schedule Flight Service Local Sector<br />

( Global Vectra) Wef 13.05.2013)<br />

MONDAY<br />

TUESDA Y<br />

WEDNESDAY<br />

THURSDAY<br />

FRIDA Y<br />

SATURDAY<br />

SUNDAY<br />

STATION<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Pasighat<br />

Ro<strong>in</strong>g<br />

An<strong>in</strong>i<br />

Ro<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Pasighat<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Ziro<br />

Daporijo<br />

Ziro<br />

Chambang<br />

Tali<br />

Dam<strong>in</strong><br />

Ziro<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Miao<br />

Vijaynagar<br />

Miao<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Aalo<br />

Mechuka<br />

Aalo<br />

Y<strong>in</strong>gkiong<br />

Aalo<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Seppa<br />

Lada “<br />

Seppa<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Hawai<br />

Mohanbari<br />

DEP.TIME<br />

08:00<br />

09:10<br />

09:40<br />

10:20<br />

11:00<br />

11:40<br />

09:00<br />

09:40<br />

10:15<br />

11:00<br />

11:25<br />

11:50<br />

12:10<br />

13:00<br />

09:15<br />

10:20<br />

11:10<br />

11:50<br />

12:30<br />

13:15<br />

08:00<br />

09:30<br />

10:05<br />

10:50<br />

11:20<br />

12:10<br />

08:00<br />

08:40<br />

09:10<br />

09:40<br />

10:30<br />

11:30<br />

12:45<br />

14:20<br />

OFF DAY<br />

OFF/MAINTANANCE<br />

STATION<br />

Pasighat<br />

Ro<strong>in</strong>g<br />

An<strong>in</strong>i<br />

‘Ro<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Pasighat<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Ziro<br />

Daporijo<br />

Ziro<br />

Cham bang<br />

Tali<br />

Dam<strong>in</strong><br />

Ziro<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Miao<br />

Vijaynagar<br />

Miao<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Aalo<br />

Mechuka<br />

Aalo<br />

Y<strong>in</strong>gkiong<br />

Aalo<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Seppa<br />

Lada<br />

Seppa<br />

Naharlagun<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Hawai<br />

Mohanbari<br />

Naharlagun<br />

ARR.TIME<br />

09:05<br />

09:30<br />

10:10<br />

10:50<br />

11:20<br />

12:45<br />

09:25<br />

10:10<br />

10:45<br />

11:15<br />

11:45<br />

12:05<br />

12:50<br />

13:25<br />

10:00<br />

11:00<br />

11:45<br />

12:25<br />

13:10<br />

14:00<br />

09:20<br />

10:00<br />

10:35<br />

11:15<br />

11:45 .<br />

13:30<br />

08:30<br />

09:00<br />

09:30<br />

10:10<br />

11:15<br />

12:40<br />

13:55<br />

15:05<br />

FLY.TIME<br />

1:05<br />

0:20<br />

0.:30<br />

0:30<br />

0:20<br />

1:05 .<br />

3:50<br />

0:25<br />

0:30<br />

0:30<br />

0:15<br />

0:20<br />

0:15<br />

0:40<br />

0:25<br />

3:20<br />

0:45<br />

0:40<br />

0:35<br />

0:35<br />

0:40<br />

0:45<br />

4:00<br />

1:20<br />

0:30<br />

0:30<br />

0:25<br />

0:25<br />

1:20<br />

4:30<br />

0:30<br />

0:20<br />

0:20<br />

0:30<br />

0:45<br />

1:10<br />

1:10<br />

0:45<br />

5:30<br />

NB;- Condition apply (VIP movement/ bad weather/patient evacuation/ technical<br />

snag/passengers availability and emergency etc)<br />

I feel extremely happy and proud<br />

tosee that the first ever <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />

Wancho script has been developed<br />

and <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong> the Wancho<br />

Society through the s<strong>in</strong>cere efforts<br />

and arduous tasks carried out by Mr.<br />

Banwang Losu. It will def<strong>in</strong>itely help<br />

<strong>in</strong> preservation of this <strong>in</strong>digenous<br />

language which happens to be an<br />

important marker of cultural identity<br />

of the people from be<strong>in</strong>g lost and <strong>in</strong><br />

promot<strong>in</strong>g the language for scholastic<br />

ventures.<br />

The Wancho language is classified<br />

as the Naga group of Tibet-Burman<br />

branch. It has aff<strong>in</strong>ity with Nocte<br />

and Tangsa languages of the same<br />

language family. L<strong>in</strong>guistically, the<br />

Wanchos of Arunachal Pradesh are<br />

classified <strong>in</strong>to three groups based on<br />

their dialectical differences- Upper<br />

Wancho (Tang group) <strong>in</strong>habited <strong>in</strong><br />

and around Ponchao and Wakka<br />

circle, Middle Wancho(Sang group)<br />

occupy<strong>in</strong>g Longd<strong>in</strong>g and Pumao<br />

circle, and Lower Wancho settled<br />

<strong>in</strong> the Kanubari circle of the district.<br />

Their<br />

language, commonly called<br />

‘Kah’, differs mostly <strong>in</strong> terms of tone<br />

and pronunciation. Many people of<br />

the community converse <strong>in</strong> their l<strong>in</strong>k<br />

languages like Assamese and H<strong>in</strong>di.<br />

The educated ones even speak<br />

Gone are the days when the<br />

villagers used to clear miles of village<br />

paths lead<strong>in</strong>g to the agricultural<br />

fields, rivers, water sources and<br />

so on so forth <strong>in</strong> the not too distant<br />

past on self-help basis. They used<br />

to construct teachers’ quarters and<br />

school build<strong>in</strong>gs without ask<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

penny from the <strong>gov</strong>ernment. They<br />

felt pleasure <strong>in</strong> do<strong>in</strong>g social service<br />

<strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>terest of their community.<br />

The <strong>gov</strong>ernment was not allowed to<br />

get <strong>in</strong>volved at all. It used to be done<br />

on community basis and on a regular<br />

basis. Today, this community work is<br />

truly dead. The villagers have been so<br />

mollycoddled by the elected leaders<br />

that even for construction of their<br />

own toilet they demand funds from<br />

the <strong>gov</strong>ernment. They are not will<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to do anyth<strong>in</strong>g sans sanctions from<br />

the <strong>gov</strong>ernment. This spoon-feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

culture is annihilat<strong>in</strong>g another ageold<br />

culture, the spirit of community<br />

work <strong>in</strong> the villages. Today, the same<br />

villagers who were always will<strong>in</strong>g to do<br />

anyth<strong>in</strong>g for their villages free of cost<br />

tend to demand <strong>gov</strong>ernment sanction<br />

even for petty jobs <strong>in</strong> the villages. The<br />

countless CC steps <strong>in</strong> the villages<br />

are caus<strong>in</strong>g more harm than good<br />

because they are not laid properly.<br />

They become slippery and dangerous<br />

dur<strong>in</strong>g ra<strong>in</strong>y seasons. The traditional<br />

CC steps were much better and were<br />

easy to make without spend<strong>in</strong>g a s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />

Wancho Script <strong>in</strong>troduced<br />

<strong>in</strong> English. Under the <strong>in</strong>fluence and<br />

pressure of other dom<strong>in</strong>ant languages<br />

and culture, the Wanchos are fac<strong>in</strong>g<br />

difficulties <strong>in</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the l<strong>in</strong>k<br />

and cont<strong>in</strong>uity with their past. The<br />

non- availability of <strong>in</strong>digenous script<br />

has created difficulties for Wancho<br />

writers and the elite group to develop<br />

their language through literature. The<br />

vast treasure of <strong>in</strong>digenous language<br />

and relevant <strong>in</strong>formation is dy<strong>in</strong>g out<br />

without proper documentation. Their<br />

language, like many other <strong>in</strong>digenous<br />

languages of the world, may face a<br />

Know Your State<br />

Itanagar, the beautiful capital city of Arunachal Pradesh<br />

is situated at the southern part of the state on the foothills of<br />

Himalayas. Adm<strong>in</strong>istratively it comes under Papum Pare<br />

district.<br />

Although the capital city is predom<strong>in</strong>antly <strong>in</strong>habited by the<br />

Nyishis, it is currently <strong>in</strong>habited by people from all tribes and<br />

other parts of the country also. Festivals of different tribes are<br />

celebrated <strong>in</strong> the city all the year round.<br />

Be<strong>in</strong>g the state capital, Itanagar is well connected by road<br />

and air. NH 52A connects it to other parts of the country. There is<br />

a regular helicopter service between Guwahati and Naharlagun-<br />

12 kms from Itanagar, besides a railway l<strong>in</strong>e is connect<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Itanagar with the Indian railway network shortly.<br />

Established <strong>in</strong> 20th April 1974, the capital is named after<br />

the historical fort – the Itafort, dat<strong>in</strong>g back to the 14th -15th<br />

centuries. Besides Itafort, Itanagar houses the Rajbhawan,<br />

the official residence of the Governor, the CM’s Bungalow and<br />

other official bungalows of M<strong>in</strong>isters, Parliamentary Secretaries,<br />

MLAs, Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat, Public Service<br />

Commission and other important offices <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Permanent<br />

bench of Gauhati high court at Naharlagun.<br />

Other places of tourist <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong>cluded the legendary Ganga<br />

Lake, locally known as Gyekar S<strong>in</strong>yi - a beautiful spot with a<br />

natural picturesque lake surrounded by primeval vegetations.<br />

Siddhartha Gonpa, a Buddhist temple with a stupa erected <strong>in</strong><br />

front of the shr<strong>in</strong>e is located on the top of a hill amidst beautiful<br />

greenery. Consecrated by his hol<strong>in</strong>ess, the Dalai Lama, the<br />

Gonpa reflects the widespread Tibetan <strong>in</strong>fluence <strong>in</strong> the region.<br />

Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum located near the Siddhartha<br />

-Dr. V<strong>in</strong>eeta Dowerah<br />

Asst. Professor of English Wangcha Rajkumar Govt. College Deomali.<br />

situation of endangerment. It was,<br />

of late, realized that their unique<br />

language would rema<strong>in</strong> alive <strong>in</strong> its<br />

pure form if it can be documented<br />

with the help of a proper script. The<br />

Wancho scholars op<strong>in</strong>e that their<br />

language cannot be documented<br />

entirely by us<strong>in</strong>g H<strong>in</strong>di or English<br />

alphabets (Devanagiri and Roman<br />

scripts respectively) as these alphabets<br />

cannot represent all the orig<strong>in</strong>al sounds,<br />

tones and pronunciation of words of<br />

their language. It is not sufficient to<br />

transcribe the local language perfectly.<br />

Know your responsibilities and<br />

not only your rights<br />

penny. Th<strong>in</strong>gs have come to such a<br />

pass that for every s<strong>in</strong>gle peccadillo<br />

or misdemeanor the people criticize<br />

and blame the Chief M<strong>in</strong>ister and the<br />

<strong>gov</strong>ernment. The people must realize<br />

that the Chief M<strong>in</strong>ister is as good as<br />

the people. The HCM is like the cricket<br />

capta<strong>in</strong>. The capta<strong>in</strong> is as good as<br />

the players. The capta<strong>in</strong> alone cannot<br />

do anyth<strong>in</strong>g if the other members of<br />

the team do not perform. The wearer<br />

knows where the shoe p<strong>in</strong>ches. The<br />

Chief M<strong>in</strong>ister must be do<strong>in</strong>g his best<br />

to ensure that he leaves no scopes for<br />

compla<strong>in</strong>t but everyth<strong>in</strong>g does not go<br />

as we plan. We often falter. He must<br />

also be hav<strong>in</strong>g constra<strong>in</strong>ts which we<br />

must appreciate.<br />

It is seen that the private <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />

<strong>in</strong> the districts and the state capital<br />

construct houses, garages, private<br />

roads flaunt<strong>in</strong>g all rules if any with<br />

impunity thereby block<strong>in</strong>g the dra<strong>in</strong>s.<br />

Now, should they blame the HCM<br />

and the <strong>gov</strong>ernment for this too? In<br />

Arunachal Pradesh all the districts<br />

and the capital are crisscrossed by<br />

numerous streams and rivulets. The<br />

people have illegally established<br />

colonies on both the banks of these<br />

streams creat<strong>in</strong>g irreparable damage<br />

to the streams and caus<strong>in</strong>g landslides<br />

every year. In fact, most of the<br />

disasters <strong>in</strong> our state are manmade.<br />

Now, aga<strong>in</strong>, should they blame the<br />

HCM and the <strong>gov</strong>ernment of the day<br />

for this too? They leave the bulbs<br />

glow<strong>in</strong>g brightly <strong>in</strong> the offices and<br />

other public places day and night.<br />

Some <strong>gov</strong>ernment employees leave<br />

the bulbs around their quarters<br />

switched on for months together when<br />

they go on leave ostensibly to scare<br />

away the thieves. The water tapes<br />

<strong>in</strong> offices, schools and public places<br />

are left open allow<strong>in</strong>g the precious<br />

water to flow merrily. Now, do we<br />

have the right to blame the HCM and<br />

the <strong>gov</strong>ernment for this? We must<br />

admit that we lack civic sense totally.<br />

However, we are adept at tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

our accus<strong>in</strong>g f<strong>in</strong>gers on others. But<br />

please remember, when we po<strong>in</strong>t<br />

a f<strong>in</strong>ger at others there are three<br />

f<strong>in</strong>gers po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g back at us. Of course,<br />

the thump f<strong>in</strong>ger that represents the<br />

gullible public is always confused<br />

and oblivious of what is go<strong>in</strong>g on. Let<br />

us not derive sadistic pleasure from<br />

accus<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>gov</strong>ernment for every<br />

petty matter. Let us th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong> what way<br />

we can contribute our mite to build our<br />

poor state vibrant, strong and selfreliant.<br />

Let us seriously follow what<br />

John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what<br />

your country can do for you-ask what<br />

you can do for your country?” In this<br />

case our state Arunachal Pradesh.<br />

Arunachal Pradesh with its<br />

myriad sensibilities, a cacophony of<br />

cultures, a multiplicity of faiths and<br />

dialects, one never knows who will<br />

ITANAGAR<br />

The proposed modified Roman script,<br />

they believe, could not solve the script<br />

problem of the Wancho language<br />

and meet the immediate scholastic<br />

need of the literate and educated<br />

mass. There was an urgent need for<br />

common alphabets to document the<br />

exist<strong>in</strong>g language of the Wanchos with<br />

a uniform sound. Hence, it was felt that<br />

an <strong>in</strong>dependent Wancho script was<br />

required to transcribe different sounds<br />

that make different mean<strong>in</strong>g. Thus,<br />

an <strong>in</strong>dependent Wancho script called<br />

‘Wancho Laizi’ has been developed<br />

and <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong> the society. Lot of<br />

care has been taken to represent the<br />

exist<strong>in</strong>g sounds and tones.<br />

I hope the people of the community<br />

will accept the script with pride and<br />

satisfaction and work for further<br />

development of their language and rich<br />

culture. I also hope to see the Wancho<br />

<strong>in</strong>tellectuals use their own language and<br />

script for reflect<strong>in</strong>g upon their thoughts<br />

and ideas and for understand<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

remember<strong>in</strong>g historical experiences,<br />

their cultural heritage, folks and the<br />

folk tradition. I expect the support and<br />

cooperation of the people <strong>in</strong> my present<br />

work related to the morphological and<br />

syntactical analysis of the Wancho<br />

language. At last, I wish them luck<br />

and congratulations on this noble<br />

achievement.<br />

take offence at what. Sadly, some<br />

people have the uncanny knack of<br />

criticiz<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>gov</strong>ernment without any<br />

basis and without go<strong>in</strong>g deep <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

issue[s]. They always tend to have<br />

a pedestrian attitude and grizzle or<br />

compla<strong>in</strong> about everyth<strong>in</strong>g. This is<br />

surely not go<strong>in</strong>g to stand them <strong>in</strong> good<br />

stead <strong>in</strong> life. Be<strong>in</strong>g the eyes, ears and<br />

mouth of the <strong>gov</strong>ernment my bounden<br />

duty is to provide correct feedbacks to<br />

the <strong>gov</strong>ernment for which I am paid.<br />

So, please do not compla<strong>in</strong> that my<br />

present article is heavily loaded <strong>in</strong><br />

favour of the <strong>gov</strong>ernment. Hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

said that I have always stood by my<br />

view that the state <strong>gov</strong>ernment may<br />

have bitten off more than it can chew<br />

vis-à-vis mega dams <strong>in</strong> the state. But<br />

this problem was handed down to<br />

the present HCM by the former CM<br />

late Dorjee Khandu. In fact, most of<br />

the problems are <strong>in</strong>herited ones. So,<br />

blam<strong>in</strong>g Nabam Tuki holds no water.<br />

The burn<strong>in</strong>g issue of PRC is another<br />

fiasco the state <strong>gov</strong>ernment could<br />

have done without. But aga<strong>in</strong> no body<br />

is <strong>in</strong>fallible. We should not be look<strong>in</strong>g<br />

for the ch<strong>in</strong>ks <strong>in</strong> the <strong>gov</strong>ernment’s<br />

armour but help the <strong>gov</strong>ernment<br />

<strong>in</strong> plugg<strong>in</strong>g the loopholes and the<br />

shortcom<strong>in</strong>gs if any, after all it is our<br />

<strong>gov</strong>ernment. Our defeatist tendency<br />

and lack of belief <strong>in</strong> our leaders are,<br />

I believe, the ma<strong>in</strong> reason for the<br />

(contd. on P-4)...<br />

Gonpa provides a glimpse of the state’s rich cultural heritage<br />

through exhibition of images of local tribes, arts and crafts,<br />

costumes, besides the archaeological f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs from various sites<br />

showcas<strong>in</strong>g the historical facets of the state.<br />

The beautiful green Indira Gandhi Park, the Energy Park, the<br />

Science Museum, Craft Centre & Emporium, Zoological Park, all<br />

located at Itanagar are worth visit<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and<br />

Technology (NERIST), an eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, applied science and<br />

management <strong>in</strong>stitute, now a deemed university under the<br />

M<strong>in</strong>istry of Human Resource Development located at Nirjuli, just<br />

15 Kms from Itanagar is a hub of technical education <strong>in</strong> the north<br />

east, besides the premier education <strong>in</strong>stitution – the Rajiv Gandhi<br />

University at Rono hills, Doimukh - 17 kms from Itanagar, Rajiv<br />

Gandhi Polytechnic, Donyi-Polo School for hear<strong>in</strong>g impaired are<br />

some of the important <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> Itanagar.<br />

-Denhang Bosai

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