ZU to help shoppers from hill areas
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 16 2022:
Zeliangrong Union, Imphal Zone (ZU/IZ) has announced that it will be deploying volunteers to help or assist people coming from hill areas of Manipur on account of the forthcoming Christmas, New Year and Gaan Ngai festival.
A press release issued by Robert Kamei, general secretary, ZU/IZ stated that the volunteers will be deployed from December 19 until January 3 .
According to the statement, some commuters coming from hill areas face various problems during the festive season as they are cheated by the "business community" by "tampering price and quality, pick pocketing and other factors" .
The statement added that owing to these factors, many complaints and suggestions had poured in from different quarters to help and ZU/IZ had resolved to take up the matter.
ZU/IZ further informed that the volunteers will be stationed at different strategic locations in and around Imphal city to help the people from hill areas who come for festival shopping.