Olympian Park site at S Saheibung, not Sangaithel: KSO
Source: Chronicle News Service

Kangpokpi, January 27 2022: While expressing appreciation on the noble effort of the present BJP-led government to construct a historic and monumental park named 'Olympian Park' to honour distinguished Olympians of the state, Kuki Students' Organisa-tion (KSO) has termed as 'unfortunate' that the park has been wrongly located in the government advertisements.

In a statement, KSO Moltam Block clarified that the location of the proposed 'Olympian Park' is near S Saheibung in Kangpokpi district and not as published in various print and electronic media by the government, which had wrongly cited the location as Sangaithel, Imphel West district.

The students' organisation deplored that the proposed 'Olympian Park' has been wrongly located, time and again as Sangaithel, while questioning the motive of the government on whether it is done deliberately to mislead the public.

"It is noteworthy that the proposed park is neither close to Sangaithel village nor does it fall under Imphal West district.

In fact, Sangaithel is about 3 km away from the proposed site," it said.

KSO Moltam Block pointed out that the said land measuring about 30 acres has been donated and allotted by the then district commissioner, Mani-pur North district HC Mahajan vide Order No DC (N) 6/44 dated August 22, 1981 to the Sericulture Department for setting up of Sericulture farm.

Pursuant to the Allotment Order No DC(N)6/44 dated August 22, 1981, a Delivery of Possession was made to the Sericulture Department by D Thangpum, the then SDC, Sadar Hills West, Kangpokpi on October 3, 1981 .

Thus, it is of no doubt that the said land has always been under Sadar Hills West sub-division, now Kangpokpi district and not within Imphal West, as claimed, it asserted.While appealing to the government and the authorities concerned to stop misleading the public, the student body urged the government to rectify and mention the address of the said park as Olympian Park, (Near) S Saheibung village, BPO Khoken, PO Langjing, PS New Keithel-manbi, Kangpokpi District, Manipur-795113, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings amongst the people of the area.

KSO Moltam Block also cautioned that on failure to rectify the same, the present BJP led government will be held responsible for any untoward incidents that could occur and the present government will be considered 'anti-people' by the public of the area.

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