Itanagar, May 2: Late Sangay Lhaden, IAS was remembered on her birth anniversary on Wednesday by her batchmates (IAS officers of 1992 batch). Her batchmates dedicated a bust of the late administrative officer to the  Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy which is named in her honour  in the august presence of her family members.
Two of the late officer’s batchmates, Barun Kumar Ray, Additional Chief Secretary West Bengal and Deepak Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Bihar and a host of senior officers led by Kaling Tayeng I/c Chief Secretary Arunachal Pradesh were also present.
Tayeng while  appreciating the gesture hoped that the effort would inspire the students in putting their best forward in the coming days. He hoped that the students and the authorities will ensure that her memory lives on by focusing on Olympic sports which could bring laurels to the state and will be a tribute to the institute, named after late Lhaden.
Barun Kumar Ray remembered his late batchmate as the most ebullient, effervescent and free spirited individual in the batch.
Lhaden had worked in Goa and Delhi before coming to Arunachal Pradesh where she lost her life in a tragic accident in 2001. Soon after her demise, her batch mates instituted an award in her memory to be given to probationers at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, informed Ray.
He on behalf of his batchmates thanked the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for naming the institute after her. He thanked her family members and other colleagues who witnessed the event online, adding that each one of them contributed in their own way in making the event successful.
He also thanked the department of Sports and Youth Affairs led by Secretary Abu Tayeng and Secretary Sadhana Deori for their cooperation in making the event successful.
Smti Sonam Paljor, family member of the late officer expressed her gratefulness to the state government for honoring her late niece by naming the Sports Academy after her and her colleagues for commemorating the day with a statue which she believes has made her immortal in the history of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. She hoped that the institute will be an inspiration for generations to come.
Earlier, Sadhana Deori remembered her association with late Lhaden since the year 1984 where both of them had met as freshers and studied at Lady Shri Ram College Delhi. She recalled how her late friend had donned the role of a daughter, sister, friend and a proud professional with pride and how during her stint in the state, she would tirelessly tour the districts in her endeavor to learn from people first hand of their expectation of her department and how she could value add to their dreams and lives. Her humility in service and positivity in nature is what she has left behind. I am sure that she has touched many hearts, not only amongst her batchmates but also the state and the people, said Deori.

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