CSOs urge Works Minister to renovate IT road before onset of monsoon
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, April 29 2023: People from more than75 villages under four Assembly Constituencies along the stretch of the Imphal-Tamenglong road, popularly known as IT Road raised grave concern over the pitiable condition of the State's oldest highway as the monsoon sets in.

A number of civil society organizations of the area such as the Joint Monitoring Development Committee; Kuki Inpi Twilang Block; Kuki Students' Organization Twilang Block; Twilang Area Kuki Chiefs' Association; Liangmei Naga Council; Ahangruak Chief/Chairmen Association; Gorkha Students' Union and Gorkha Welfare Union Irang Unit along with Village Chiefs and Chairmen held a crucial joint meeting at Poudel Basti to deliberate on the assurance of the Works Minister Govindas Konthoujam to the people of the area when he along with other Ministers and MLAs visited the landslide-prone Lamlenkon near T Vaichong Sub Divisional Headquarters in May last year.

After a thorough discussion, the joint meeting unanimously resolved to urge the Works Minister to materialize his assurance before the onset of monsoon season.

The joint meeting also decided to resort to agitation to demonstrate their disappointment in case the Minister concerned failed to execute his assurance before the monsoon season in consultation with various district civil society organizations.

It may be noted that the Works Minister inspected the condition of the IT Road in May last year along with his cabinet colleagues and gave assurance to renovate the road but the same has not been actualised though it has been almost a year.

Enock Kipgen, a member of the Joint Monitoring Development Committee, who is also the President of KSO Twilang block recalled that the Works Minister Govindas Konthoujam on his maiden visit to IT Road areas assured to renovate the road however no measures have been executed till date for the same.

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