NFSA meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 09 2014:
In view of the National Food Security Act which is likely to be implemented in the State shortly, Chief Secretary PC Lawmkunga today convened a meeting and reviewed the progress of FCI's godown construction work and land acquisition for construction of similar godowns.
The meeting held in the conference hall of Old Secretariat was attended CAF&PD Commissioner, FCI officials and DCs.
For Imphal East and Bishnupur districts, the process of land acquisition has been completed.
What is left is hand over of the said areas to FCI.
But the same process remains incomplete for Tamenglong and Chandel districts because of certain controversies.
The meeting further deliberated on transhipping rice and other essential commodities along Imphal-Dimapur highway as Lamding-Haflong railway line would be put out of service for it is set to be upgraded to broad gauge from metre gauge.