Governor gives cheque of Rs 3.5 lakh for surgery of boy

Shillong: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday handed over a Rs 3.5 lakh cheque to the SOS children's village officials for corrective surgery of a 14-year-old boy, a Raj Bhavan statement said.

The governor handed over the cheque to a representative of the SOS Children's Village at Umiam in Ri-Bhoi district for treatment of Heimon U-ru Mukhim, 14 years of age for surgical intervention to correct sideward curvature of his spine, it said.

Roy, who personally handed over the cheque, enquired about the well-being of the boy and wished him a speedy recovery, it added.