Arvind Mayaram

While there is all-round concern about how the NREGA funds are being utilised at the grass-roots level, the Union rural development ministry has initiated the process of inducting technology to streamline the delivery system under NREGA.

Shillong: The Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) has signed an MoU with a local agency for implementation of a project based on bamboo technology.

It is learnt that the Council has also initiated the setting up of a Bamboo Mat Production Centre at Nongchram, East Garo Hills, and the Council has submitted a project proposal for preparation of the Manual for Restoration a

In September this year a summit will be held in New York under the auspices of the United Nations to review the progress made during the last 10 years in achieving the targets set under the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by member nations of the UN in 2000.