UADC assures development, urges public cooperation
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, November 06 2017:
The Executive Member of the Ukhrul Autonomous District Council (UADC), Kapangpam Zimik has called upon the public to extend cooperation to Small Town Committee (STC), in implementing various developmental programmes and schemes in the town while adding that the district council has set to take up the process of revamping the department .
Speaking at a press meet today, EM Zimik said that STC is a crucial department under the district council and the department is vested with the authority to implement programmes for the development of Ukhrul town .
“Such concerns range from enforcing regulations in trade and commerce activities, roadside encroachment, road traffic and taxi services to ensuring social security for the denizens,” he asserted and added “We want the public to understand the status of the district council as the local governing body and help remove any bottlenecks in implementing programmes in the interest of developing the township” .
Lamenting that the district council had been in suspended animation for years, he stated that the same has led the people to misjudge ADC and its authority, concerning the grassroots governance .
He also acknowledged the proactive services rendered by different civil society organizations in the district as a makeshift when ADC was lying defunct for a long time and further urged them to continue working hand in hand with the district council in the larger interest of the people.
Highlighting it’s achievements, he said that STC has initiated a drive against roadside encroachment by different traders at market places and the drive aims to make the pavements encroachment-free .
In light of the upcoming women market complex in town, Zimik asserted that the Government is ready to hand over the market to the care of the district council once the construction work is complete .
Zimik insisted that construction of the proposed NH 102 should be taken up purely in the interest of the public.