'No more survey, meeting on highway expansion till issue is resolved'
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, July 22 2021:
District Administration Kangpokpi in the presence of Kangpokpi AC MLA held a joint meeting with the representatives of all stakeholders in connection with the Asian Highway expansion issue along the NH-2 today at Conference Hall, DC office Kangpokpi.
The joint meeting was attended by the Asian Highway Land Affected Villages Chairmen/Chiefs Association, Kangpokpi District Joint Chief Coordinating Committee on Land Matters, TSA Sadar Hills, and All Manipur Gorkha Students' Union Manipur.
According to a source, during the meeting, DC Kangpokpi, Somorjit Salam urged the representatives of AHLAVCCA and other bodies to allow a survey of standing properties by the PWD.
However, representatives of the civil bodies expressed their reservations against the appeal made by the Deputy Commissioner and conveyed their stand to ban all works related to the Asian Highway expansion and cease further talks & meetings on the matter until the issue is resolved by the authority concerned.