A first-of-its-kind school for imparting lessons on humanity and societal happiness will take root in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) at the dawn of 2024.
The foundation of the International School of Peace and Happiness is scheduled to be laid in the first week of January at Bijni in western Assam’s Chirang district, one of five in the BTR. The project would be initiated after a year of planning by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), which administers the BTR formed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
“Conflicts of the kind Manipur has been experiencing are heart-wrenching for a region known for its natural splendour and hospitality. The areas now under BTR went through a similar phase over 50 years of movement (for Statehood),” BTC’s chief executive member, Pramod Boro said on Saturday.