Kayisii inspects Makhel village
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, February 03 2018:
Tribal Affairs and Hills Minister N Kayisii today visited Makhel village, the proposed site for a heritage village in Senapati district where the Minister was accorded a grand welcome by the villagers.
The Minister and his team inspected the proposed site and monuments in Makhel village and interacted with the village elders deliberating on the prospects and feasibility of establishing Makhel as a heritage village.
During his visit, the villagers informed the Minister that Makhel village with its monuments, monoliths among others is an epitome of tribal culture.
The villagers also apprised the Minister that adoption of Makhel as a Heritage Village can become a cultural melting pot for Makhel and its surrounding villages.
Makhel is 120 kms away from Imphal and is an important historical, ethnographic and cultural centre for Mao community and other Naga communities/villages that dwell in and around Makhel village.
Makhel village and the surrounding areas have several historical and mythological monuments and relics that will be of interest to many historians and anthropologists.
Minister N Kayisii was accompanied by L Lakher (IAS), Principal Secretary, TA & Hills and Director, TA & Hills during the visit.