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Call for people’s role in Manipur projects
The Telegraph | Imphal, March 18:
On the opening day today, resource persons, mostly academics, discussed the impacts of oil exploration in Manipur, Maphithel dam, issues of conflict and development, costs of conflict on development and people and the Tipaimukh project among others.
“Our basic needs are food, clothing and shelter. Other development activities should come only after these basic needs are met. So far, the mega projects taken up in Manipur only benefited contractors and the government. People have been left out,” Prof. Vanlalnghak, director of IGNTU, Regional Centre, Manipur, said.
R.K. Ranjan, director in-charge of College Development Council, Manipur University, said the livelihood of the people of Manipur depended on natural resources. If the natural resources are exploited by the government without taking into consideration the affected people’s livelihood, projects like the oil exploration would not benefit the people.
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