NSAB Chairman visits Rangapahar
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 19 2013:
As a part of its 10-day visit to the North Eastern States in connection with infrastructure development a team of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) comprising Board Chairman and former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, former Director (IB) PC Haldar, former Vice Chief of Army Staff (Retd) Lt Gen PC Bharadwaj, NSAB Military Advisor (Retd) Lt Gen Prakash Menon and Chairman Port Authority of India YS Sharawat reached Rangapahar near Dimapur yesterday.
The NSAB officials are said to be on their visit to Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a PIB (DW) release adding that Shyam Saran was an Indian Foreign Service Officer, who was also Ambassador to Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar, had been Joint Secretary in Prime Minister's Office during his active service.
He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan award and is one of the leading intellectuals of the country.
Informing that the team was briefed by GOC Spear corps Lt Gen AK Sahni at Rangapahar yesterday on the progress of infrastructure development in the Corps Z, the PIB (DW) release also conveyed that the team was apprised on the operational preparedness and prevailing security situation in the region.
The various issues concerning construction of roads, habitat for the troops and acquisition of land were debated in detail and measures to speed up the process were discussed, it said.
Prior to this, the team on its Manipur leg of the visit went to Moreh town and interacted with the local Border Trade Association, and held discussions in connection with setting up of the Integrated Check Post at Moreh.
The delegation also had a meeting with Manipur CM and discussed the potential of an Economic Corridor to South East Asia.
The plan for developing a modern city of international standard at Moreh, the issues of smuggling, drug trafficking and border management were also discussed in the said meeting.
The team shall be visiting the forward areas to get a first hand knowledge on the progress of various infrastructural development works under way and is likely to visit Tezpur, before heading back to Delhi, added the release.