Street in Argentina named after man from North East
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Shillong, October 06 2013: Anyone from the North East India region travelling to far away Argentina and feels home-sick, there is at least one consolation to feel nearer home.

Today, one will find a street christened after the name of a fellow north-easterner (India) in the south American country.

According to a report in The Shillong Times in today's edition, the parishioners of the Holy Family Church at Pico Truncado has named a street after Khasi priest Father Patrick Warjri to mark the 50th year of the founding of the parish in Patagonia, Argentina.

It appeared that the parishioners of the Holy Family Church are so impressed the way Father Patrick Warjri is discharging his works in the past ten years there.

According to the report, Father Warjri is working with zeal and dedication currently in the Argentina city who will only return to Meghalaya next year.

The street after the new name was unveiled on September 28 where Father Warjri himself was present marking the 50th year of the parish in Patagonia.

The report stated that Father Patrick Warjri was shocked to see his name when Secretary of the Local Government, Marcelo Aguilar unveiled the street sign named after him.

According to the report, Father Patrick Warjri is from the Salestian Province of Dimapur in Nagaland and also a Salestian missionary of Mawlai Parish.

"The city of Pico Truncado, also known as the Gas Capital, is located in the Deseado area, north of the province of Santa Cruz, 60 km from the Atlantic Ocean and 200 meters above the sea.

This town is the third largest city in the province of Santa Cruz," the Shillong based daily reported.

Father Warjri hails from Mawlai Mawroh, Meghalaya.

He is also the former director of North East Region Youth commission (NERYC), the reported added.

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