Zeliangrong bodies back Border Road Organisation
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, November 04 2013:
The people of Tamenglong fully support the Border Road Organisation (BRO/GREF) to continue as work agency for the maintenance and construction of the Tamenglong- Khongsang road which is some 39.5 km long from NH- 37, Joint Forum for Transport Welfare, Tamenglong has stated.
In an exclusive interview, Chairman of the Forum Mathiusang Panmei and Secretary Joseph Daimei categorically stated that other than BRO, the frontal organisations along with the affected villages won't allow any other work agencies.
The whole population of Tamenglong would fully support the BRO as people mandated work agency rather than PWD of the state government.
"We won't allow other work agency accept BRO to maintain and construct the Tamenglong- Khongsang road", they said.
They also informed that a meeting was held on 2 November 2013 at Shekin Nuh Inn, Tamenglong and discussed in details the secrecy of the state government to take over the Tamenglong- Khongsang road from BRO and hand it over to PWD.
The meeting was well attended by representatives of various frontal organisations like Zeliangrong Youth Front, Zeliangrong Students' Union, Zeliangrong Women Union, Zelaingrong Union, Village Authority Chairmen Council Tamenglong, Chairman Association Tamenglong, Zeliangrong Baudi, Joint Forum for Transport Welfare Association, Tamenglong District, Traders Association Tamenglong, Zeliangrong People Coordination Committee, Tamenglong along with the affected villages along Tamenglong- Khongsang route, they said.
The meeting also strongly condemned the state government's secret meeting under the chairmanship of Secretary RT & W dated 5th September 2013 which took the decision to take over the Tamenglong- Khongsang road from BRTF and hand it over to the state PWD, they disclosed.
They further disclosed that the frontal organisations have planned to take up any form of agitations.