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Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu opened the Donyi Polo Multipurpose Hall in Tarajuli on Wednesday. The Galo community funded the project after donating their long-time Mopin ground for the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences in Naharlagun. Over 430 individuals financed the cultural centre, which sits on 11,217 square metres of land. Construction took only one year, beating typical schedules.
The Naharlagun Mopin Management and Promotion Committee managed the project alongside the Galo Welfare Society. The hall will host Mopin celebrations and teach traditional crafts to local youth. Khandu promised a new drainage system for the site within the year. He also pledged a shed for the Itanagar Mopin and Solung ground, serving both Galo and Adi communities. The Chief Minister conditioned future road projects on local land availability. He noted that the Centre’s support for a Ruksin-Khimin road requires free land.
Khandu addressed the long-standing boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. He stated that 31 of 32 contested areas in Papum Pare district are now settled. He urged citizens to embrace vocational skills like plumbing and electrical work to decrease reliance on outside labor. He pointed to a Pasighat project where local youth saved Rs 8 lakh compared to outside bids. "Government employment alone could not provide jobs for everyone," Khandu said. He pushed entrepreneurship, noting that women lead 46 percent of the state's startups.
State investment in education remains high. Mission Shikshit Arunachal has seen Rs 3,000 crore in Phase I, with another Rs 1,500 crore approved for Phase II. School enrollment jumped 13 percent. The state currently supports 16,000 self-help groups. As the state nears its 40th anniversary in 2027, Khandu emphasized balancing technological growth with indigenous identity. He warned against total digital dependence. He urged the youth to keep their traditions while looking toward 2047.
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