Ranjit exhorts people to plant trees
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 28 2013: Emphasizing the importance of tree plantation for a clean and safe environment, MLA of Sugnu Constituency K Ranjit has exhorted people to plant more trees to mitigate growing environmental problems.

He was speaking as Chief Guest of the inaugural function of a Community Hall constructed at a cost of about Rs.22 lakhs at Wangoo Mayai Leikai today.

Meanwhile, the locals of Wangoo planted about 3600 saplings on both sides of six and half kilometres long road under the supervision of MLA Ranjit.

Ranjit further said that the State Government has been planning for mass tree plantation on both sides of all state highways, but the project is delayed due to road widening works.

However, widening of Wangoo Road has been completed and mass tree plantation was carried out along with the people, he noted.

He appealed to the people to keep all 3600 saplings alive, and lauded them for their endeavour to make the surrounding environment green.

The MLA further criticized tree plantation programme in Imphal area, saying that the saplings planted pompously often with the name plate of dignitaries die out quickly after the ceremony due to lack of care and maintenance.

Ranjit maintained that if the 27-lakh people of Manipur plant a sapling each, then the saplings when fully grown into trees would definitely help to mitigate problems of global warming and climate change.

All police stations and schools should be made green by planting trees, he added.

Dwelling on political development, he appreciated the formation of Congress Units at eight polling stations in Wangoo area, and asserted that the Congress Party would definitely retain power at the Centre with landslide victory in the coming Lok Sabha election.

Ranjit slammed the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) as a "paper tiger" which makes false claims to garner people's support for the coming Lok Sabha polls.

He further appreciated (late) Sagolsem Chaoba for his generosity of donating land for construction of the community hall, and added that MDS has sanctioned only Rs.13 lakhs for the community hall but the remaining amount of Rs.9 lakhs was utilized from the local area development fund.

The inaugural function was also attended by President of Sugnu Block Congress Committee Kh Nimaichand, Member of Wangoo Zilla Parishad M Romen Meetei, Pradhan of Wangoo Gram Panchayat L Sarat (Tona) and other ward members.

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