KAFA flays contractors
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 12 2011:
Khoupum Area Farmers' Association (KAFA) has strongly condemned the contractors concerned for commencing of construction of an inter-village road (lVR) at Nungadang under Khoupum TD Block without the consent and knowledge of the villagers.
The villagers came to know about the new road only when a Shaktiman truck engaging in transportation of stone and sand passed through paddy fields causing damage to standing crops.
As the proposed five-km long road passes through the middle of paddy fields, it would affect a major portion of the arable land.
The said work is taken up without the knowledge of the general public and land owners which is not agreeable at all, it added.
KAFA warned the concerned contractors not to aggravate tension by continuing construction work until an amicable solution is brought with the landowners.