DIMAPUR — The Yongkhao village council (YVC) under Mon district has appealed to the state government to construct a new school building, which was damaged by landslide in 2018. The appeal was made during a joint meeting of teachers along with the members of Yongkhao Village Council, Yongkhao Students’ Union, Yongkhao Changlu Village Council, Eyeang Students’ Union and representatives from other three villages on Saturday held at the office of Yongkhao Students’ Union on the theme “Envisioning the future of school.” An update from the village council stated that the present GMS building in Yongkhao is a temporary and makeshift structure constructed by the village council, in collaboration with the students’ union and SMC as the previous school building was totally damaged by landslide in the year 2018 during rainy season. It mentioned that same was published in the local newspapers and an appeal was made to the department of School Education for restoration. It expressed regret that despite a lapse of six years, the school is running in a dilapidated building with inadequate classroom and teachers. “Though the school has good number of enrollment from pre-primary to class 5, we are unable to upgrade due to inadequate classroom and...