Baghmara, Jan. 20 -- Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday inaugurated the Counter-Insurgency-Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) School and the Integrated Police Welfare Complex here in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district.
The establishment of the school is significant as South Garo Hills was considered one of the most impoverished districts of the country, by the then Ministry of Panchayati Raj in 2006. The school would assist in its developmental path. The district still lacks basic development.
South Garo Hills was created in 1992 by bifurcating it from the erstwhile West Garo Hills District and spans an area of 1887 sq km and a population of 99,105. The district has a 122 km long International Border with Bangladesh.
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