Water filters distributed at Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, September 15 2011:
With an aim to provide drinking water to school children the Zonal Education Office Tamenglong distributed water filter to 22 schools against 92 selected schools of Tamenglong.
The ZEO Tamenglong has selected 92 schools as without drinking facilities in the school.
Distributing water filter to schools is just a temporary arrangement to provide immediate drinking water to school children.
Construction of water tank may be taken up under PHED said, N Jacob ZEO Tamenglong.
Out of 92 schools selected in district, 35 schools are in Tamei Sub-Division, 32 schools in Nungba, 20 schools in Tamenglong and only 5 schools in Tousem Sub- Division.
92 schools included Junior high school, Primary School and Schooless Village School.
In the meantime, the ZEO Tamenglong has issued as many as 2000 Teachers Efficiency Test forms and only 1992 candidates have enrolled for the test.
The candidates have left this district HQs since last Saturday to appear for the exam.
Amidst confusion of boycott by ATSUM, candidate left today in the afternoon.
Private schools were severely affected as teachers have gone to attend the TET in Imphal.