Khengjang demands proper road, healthcare, power connectivity
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 18 2014:
Villagers of Khengjang under Khenjoi Block in Chandel District are anxiously waiting for the construction of DC Road stretching from Moreh to reach the village.
The construction of the road by Border Road Task Force (BRTF) on the Indian side of Indo-Myanmar border is for the welfare and better connectivity of the remote border villages.
Located around 105 kms from Tengnoupal Zero also known as Chamol on National Highway No 102 in Imphal-Moreh road, Khengjang Village has only about 40 households.
From Chamol, one has to travel 70 kms South-East via Zoupi to reach Kemdo Lamkhai, from where another 35 kms again in the South-East direction by Saktiman to reach this small village inhabited by Kuki tribes.
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Khengjang has one Primary School, one Guest House constructed under Border Area Development Programme (BADP), and one common Service Centre constructed under National E-Government Plan (NEGP) .
Notably, the village has no power connectivity and poor medical facilities.
Children of poor families are sent to the village primary school, and thereafter to Moreh or Imphal for further studies.
If a student requires an income certificate, residential certificate or a Schedule Caste certificate, parents have to travel down to Imphal by spending around Rs 2000/- as the staff of SDO office at Khengjang office are very irregular.
As the completion of the road construction for connecting with villages bordering Myanmar is still a far cry, people of Khengjang used to go to Bokan, a small town in Myanmar passing through Molcham, a neighboring village for marketing and business.
People of the village use Myanmar currency notes other than Indian currency notes.
If a villager wants to visit Moreh for shopping, then he has to travel around 80/90 kms by passing through Tuivang village and Tamu town of Myanmar.
It is also surprising that almost 70 % of the villagers do not understand Manipuri language.
When this Daily enquired about the reason for not knowing the language, the villagers stated it is mainly due to lack of proper transport and communication system.
Still, people of Khengjang village awaits government intervention to fulfill their grievances.