Ex-Councillor negates claim
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2014 :
Reacting to the news report about with-drawal of bill without constructing any drain, former Councillor of Thoubal Municipal Council Th Loidang and the Thoubal Wangmataba Sarak Makha Drainage Construction Committee contended that the said drain was constructed in accordance to the map and work order issued by PDA.
Speaking to media persons a couple of days ago, Loidang said that the drain was constructed at the place indicated by the work order and the map.
Incomplete portion of the drain would be constructed again, she said.
The committee showed a team of media persons drains constructed at Lourembam Maning, Thingujam Maning and Hijam Maning near Thoubal Wangmataba Manishang Pukhri.
As the media persons were looking at the drains, members of the Social service and Welfare Association and local people came out and contended that the place indicated in the work order was not the place where the drains were constructed.
Soon a tense stand-off ensued between the two sides.
The local people took the media team to near Sofia High School as indicated in the work order.
On the other hand, the committee sent copies of the work order and the map after the media team reached Imphal.