We welcome construction of transit accommodation building for teachers and doctors in Jiribam but at suitable location: AMSU, MSF, DESAM
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, May 05 2019:
AMSU District Committee, Jiribam; MSF District Committee, Jiribam and DESAM, Jiribam District Council jointly organized a press meet at conference hall of Jiri News Network (JNN) around 10.30 am today and while welcoming the decision to construct a Transit Accommodation building for teachers and doctors by the State Govt, appealed the Govt to build it inside Jiribam Higher Secondary School compound or other appropriate location in Jiribam rather than at Teacher Colony, Babupara.
In the press meet, president AMSU District Committee, Jiribam, Yurembam Sanjiv Singh said that they welcomed the decision of the State Govt to build a transit accommodation building for teachers and doctors in Jiribam, however they are against the proposed site at Teacher Colony, Babupara in Jiribam district.
He continued that if the Govt intends to build the said building at Teacher Colony then make it exclusively for teachers only and if the Govt wants to build a combined accommodation building for teachers and doctors then build it at other suitable location in Jiribam.
President DESAM Jiribam District Council, Laishram Bilaks Meetei also urged the State Govt to build the Transit Accommodation building for the teachers and doctors at the compound of Jiribam Higher Secondary School rather than at Teacher Colony.
President MSF Jiribam District Committee, Jiribam, Atom Rajiv also appealed the State Govt to construct the said Transit Accommodation building at the compound of Jiribam Higher Secondary School or other suitable place in Jiribam.
Publicity Secy AMSU Jiribam District Committee, Thokchom Thanil Singh, Asst Organising Secy MSF Jiribam District Committee, Shyam Sanjoy Singh and Publicity Secy DESAM Jiribam District Council, Yumnam Tomba Singh were also present in the press meet.
Mention may be made that Teacher Colony at Babupara, Jiribam is a place exclusively for teachers who had been residing there since very long time.
Its area is under constant threat due to expansion work of Super market and building of Central Library in Jiribam.