SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
MEGHALAYA

January - June, 2004.

On behalf of the Department of Soil and Water Conservation, Meghalaya, the Directorate of Soil Conservation, Shillong wishes to convey its sincere condolences to members of the bereaved families of the following staff who passed away in the line of duty from January to June, 2004.

1. (L) Shri Hirendro Ch.Banai Soil Conservation Demonstrator (Jr II) who expired on 13th January 2004.
2. (L) Shri Hari Prasad chowkidar, who expired on 29th February 2004.
3. (L) Shri F.Lyngdoh , Soil Conservation Ranger, who expired on 24th April 2004.
4. (L) Shri D.M. Marak, Soil Conservation Ranger, who expired on 7th April, 2004.
5. (L) Shri Kyrpang Manik Syiem, Power Tiller Operator, who expired on 2nd July, 2004.

ALTERNATIVELY

Pudina cures stomach ailments.

Pudina widely acclaimed as carminative digestive and aromatic is valued as a stimulant, expectorant, anti-spasmodic killer of intestinal worms and a mildly analgesic herb. Pudina also has several amazing medicinal properties :

• An infusion of one ounce of the dried herbs to a pin of boiling water taken in glass full doses is effective in colds or useful when you have early indication of the disease.
• Pudina helps stomach ailment like dyspepsia , spasmodic colic and cramps of abdomen.
• Smelling bruised pudina leaves helps in fainting disorders.
• Bruised leaves rubbed on tempers relieve neuralgic headache.
• Application of fresh leaf juice can be effective in some skin ailments.

HUMOUR

An American delegation on a visit to India were being shown round the capital. In the evening they were taken to the Secretariat for a panoramic view of Vijay Chowk and Rajpath. Came the closing hour and thousands upon thousands of clerks poured out of their offices. The place was crammed with bicycles and pedestrians.

"Who are all these people?" asked the leader of the American delegation.

"They are the common people of India; the real rulers of the country," proudly replied the minister accompanying the visitors.

A few minutes later came a fleet of flag-bearing limousines escorted by pilots on motorcycles followed by jeeps full of armed policemen. "And who are these?" asked the American.

"These are us," replied the minister with the same pride, "the servants of the people."

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A shopkeeper’s son had trouble with his eyes. He took the boy to an eye-specialist who operated on the boy and replaced his eyes with those donated by a minister.

A few days after the operation, the doctor asked the father, "How’s your son doing?"

"He is fine," replied the father, "but he keeps on gazing at a chair whenever he finds one."

• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.

• "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

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Upon this HANDFUL OF SOIL our survival depends Husband it.
& it will grow our food, fibre & fuel & surround us with beauty.
Abuse it, the soil will degrade & collapse taking mankind with it.

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION MEGHALAYA NEWSLETTER. Vol. 7 (7) January - June, 2004 (1)