Border Areas Development Officer Baghmara: Border Areas Development Department, Government of Meghalaya

BADO Baghmara

RCC retaining wall at Rongara

Name of the Scheme: RCC retaining wall at Rongara

Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 5.238 lacs

Years of Schemes: SCA (BADP) 2019-20.

Rongara is a border village with a population of 263 as per 2011 Census. It is also known as a “forest village” due to its vicinity to the State Reserve Forest. The village is located at a distance of 35.00 Km. from the district HQ. and 1.5 Km. from the international border. and passed through the forests before reaching the nearest village of Gaobari. The Border guarding forces posted at Gaobari outpost and Rongara outpost shares the responsibility of guarding this border village. The location of the project was identified at Rongara community church since erosion has been damaging the western portion of land near the road that leads to the BGF camp of Rongara. The swelling water during rains took its course and reduced the size of the land. Thus necessitated by the erosion of land the project has been undertaken and completed.

Improvement and MBT of Road including Rongru Asim to Hallua

Name of the Scheme: Improvement and MBT of Road including Rongru Asim to Hallua.

Sanctioned: Rs. 80.00 lacs.

Years of Schemes: SCA (BADP) 2019-20

Rongru Asim lies on the extreme South Garo Hills district at a distance of 25 Km. from Baghmara and 8.5 Km. from the international border. It consists of 30 households with a population of 88 as per 2011 Census. The village has been bifurcated as Samangittim which is the main marketplace located near the Halua village. which lies in the interior of the village. The project “MBT of road from Rongru Asim to Halua” at a distance of 700 m. is targeted at the most deprived section of the villagers in the remote areas. Rongru Asim is located on the East-western part of the PWD Baghmara-Rongara road from which the road project begins. The PWD road is the only lifeline which connects the border village with Baghmara. The road condition is deplorable at present and the only hope at sight is the expansion and development works of the said road by PWD which is on the anvil. The public transport facility which ply this road are less than frequent due to the road conditions.The road project which materialised as a result of vision and aspiration of the people here has been a long pending demand of the majority of the people of the surrounding villages of Rongru Asim, Samangittim, Halwa Attong, Halwa Ambeng etc. These villages are remote in location and their source of sustenance have been made better by the development of the all weather road such as this one. The main objective of the development of internal road to these villages has been to ferry their produces and to cater to the everyday travel to and from Rongru Asim, their only visible civilisation. The horticultural and cash crop products such as Cashew, Battle nut, Turmeric and Ginger have been a household name of the villagers here. These items have been traded and bartered with the Southerners since time immemorial in the past. Now the close proximinty with Rongru Asim near the Baghmara border and the frequent visit by traders from the hinterland have helped in value addition of these products.

Waiting Shed Cum View point at Botra Panda

Name of the Scheme: Waiting Shed Cum View point at Botra Panda

Sanctioned: Rs. 3.00 lakhs.

Years of Schemes: SCA (BADP) 2019-20

Botra Panda village lies within 5.42 Km. from the international border. It consists of 35 households with a population of 227 as per 2011 Census. The village is hilly and gradually tapers towards the south-western side to the plains. The location of the Waiting Shed Cum View point is selected near the NH road making it accessible to all. Due to the remoteness of the village and dilapidated road networks, the carriage of materials caused some delay in implementation. Barring the locally available resources of stone and sand, other building materials had to be transported from Baghmara. The only visible mode of Sumo and Bus service which connects the district HQ. with the extreme Moheshkola ply only on fair weather and when the road permits. The inspection part of the department of the project took a day’s travel to and from the site. Nevertheless, the odds had to be ovecomed and the villagers themselves have made justice to their need on time. At the end, it was well executed and justified by all.