Tangkhul zonal chairmen demand relocation of SBI branch
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, June 29 2018:
Four zonal chairmen of Tangkhul villages have pressed the Manager of the SBI Bank at the Assam Rifles battalion headquarter, Somsai for relocation of the bank at Mini Secretariat Office complex, Ukhrul on or before July 25 .
According to a statement of Dearson Chamroy, the four zonal chairmen submitted a joint petition addressed to the Assistant General Manager SBI, RBO Imphal to initiate and expedite the process to move the concerned SBI bank branch to Mini secretariat without further delay.
The people of Ukhrul and various civil society organisations have been demanding the relocation of the bank branch since October 2017 .
As the bank is located inside the Army cantonment (Assam Rifles) people have been facing immense inconveniences.
Concerned over the issues, the Deputy Commissioner of Ukhrul has allotted rooms for the bank branch's accommodation inside the Mini Secretariat Office complex in the interests of the general public, said the statement of Dearson.
The zonal chairmen cautioned that it will launch intense agitation if the bank's authority failed to move the branch within the given time (July 25) .
The bank should bear sole responsibility for any untoward incident happens during the agitation, asserted the chairmen.