With the aim of promoting sports and encouraging physical activity among children, youth and elders in East Jaintia Hills District, a Futsal Ground at Dkhiah East Village, East Jaintia Hills District constructed under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Scheme for the financial Year 2025-26 was inaugurated today by Khliehriat MLA, Kyrmen Shylla in the presence of Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO)-Sadar, East Jaintia Hills District, Manish Kumar, IAS, Rymbai Khliehriat, MDC, Smt Violet Lyngdoh, Sumer MDC, Krison Langstang, District Sports Officer (DSO), East Jaintia Hills District, Smti S. M Rapsang, traditional heads, community members and many others.
Addressing the gathering as Chief Guest of the programme, Kyrmen Shylla congratulated all the stakeholders and community members for their active support and cooperation in making the project a success and underlined the importance of collective efforts of all stakeholders, including community leaders, the District Administration and political leaders in driving overall development in the district. He also noted that inclusive participation and cooperation are essential to achieve sustainable and people centric growth.
Furthermore, he urged the community to make optimal use of the Futsal Ground as a valuable asset and suggested that it could be utilized to generate income for the Dkhiah East Football Club through collection of nominal user fees, thereby supporting its maintenance and addressing the needs of the club.
Meanwhile, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Sadar, East Jaintia Hills District, Shri Manish Kumar, IAS in his speech during the programmewhile expressing gratitude to Khliehriat MLA, Shri Kyrmen Shylla for conceptualizing the initiative also acknowledged the efforts of DMF and Sports Department officials for successfully translating the idea into reality and lauded the collective efforts of all stakeholders and congratulated them on witnessing such a significant milestone for the village.
