AIR ZPCC meeting begins
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 25 2015 :
A meeting of AIR North Eastern Region attended by representatives of Zonal Programme Coordinating Committee (ZPCC) kicked-off here on Thursday.
The two-day meet being held at the Imphal Hotel Siroy Conference hall is jointly hosted by Additional Director General, Guwahati and AIR Imphal.
Chief guest of the inaugural function Additional Director General North Eastern Region, PK Subhas said plans are afoot to set up a programme cadre exclusively for the region.
AIR Imphal Assistant Director Dilip Mayengbam said it is the second time for Manipur to host the meeting.
The first ZPCC meeting in Imphal was held in 1988, he added.
He said top programme officials from more than 35 radio stations including that of Sikkim are here to attend the meet.
On the first day of the meet, the representatives raised various issues like shortage of money faced by these radio stations from time to time in conducting programmes, Dilip Mayengbam said.
He said AIR Imphal has been relentlessly taking up various radio programmes, but added that certain financial difficulties are sometimes faced by the radio station.
The second and final meet of ZPCC will be continued at Sendra Tourist Centre on Friday.
AIR Gauhati Director PC Bhattacharjee attended the opening ceremony as president and AIR Imphal Director M Kanankumar and Dilip Mayengbam as guests of honour.