KJP school building gutted in major fire, CM announces Rs 1 crore financial aid

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 21, 2023

The state’s heritage Khasi Jaintia Presbyteiran Girls’ Higher Secondary School at Mission Compound, Mawkhar was reduced to ashes after a major fire broke out on Sunday morning. 

The school was founded in 1892.

Fortunately, no lives were lost during the incident. 

Fire and Emergency Services superintendent of police (SP), Darwin M Sangma informed. “Our teams are on the job to ascertain the probable cause of the fire. It wouldn’t be wise to comment as of now.”

Residents of the area however said that the fire broke out around half past two today morning. 

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma reached the location early morning to conduct a personal inspection to the site. 

“It is very sad and painful to witness this, and I have come here to extend my solidarity and assure the school management and students that the government will leave no stone unturned to restore the school as soon as possible,” he told journalists. 

Announcing Rs 1 Crore as aid from the CM’s Special Development Fund, Sangma said, “While we will not be able to restore it to its former glory since it is a very old structure, yet we will work together with the school authorities, the Church, and the community as a whole to ensure that studies are not impeded and hampered by this tragic incident. We will overcome.”