Tura, Mar 29 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday said that young minds should be encouraged to provide solutions to problems through the use of science and technology.
Speaking at the National Science Day 2025 and the inauguration of Digital Planetarium at NEHU Tura Campus in West Garo Hills district, Sangma said, “Pose a challenge to our youth to come up with solution to different problems,” adding that these challenge will enable them to come up with ideas that would prove beneficial to the society.
Citing an instance of a problem related to irrigation, he said, “If the youth are encouraged to study the problem, they may come up with a solution, which will benefit our farmers. It may be a sensor–signal–based or solar-powered solutions… maybe… we should believe and trust in their ideas.”