Locals ban any form of lottery in Pukhao Terapur
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 05 2021:
The Northern Development Youth Club, Village Development Committee and Women Welfare Association, Pukhao Terapur imposed a ban on any form of lottery, collection of interest by microfinance institutes and local 'marup' in the locality until and unless the situation of the global pandemic of COVID-19 improves in the State.
A joint statement of the three organisations said that the above decision has been taken considering the hardships faced by all especially the poor and daily labourers amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
The statement added that the second wave of the pandemic has put a hold on every business and it has also hit the daily wage earners the most as movement of vehicles and personals have been restricted by the Government due to the sudden increased in number of Covid positive case in the state in the last couple of days.