Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 10, 2010:
Ukhrul Town is the district HQ and hub centre of all activities in the district.
The populace of Ukhrul district faces considerable hardships and has to travel far to Imphal for all their banking requirements.
Various social organizations of Ukhrul town and surrounding villages have long cherished the dream of SBI branch had been approaching HQ 10 Sector for taking up case regarding the same.
True to the motto of Assam Rifles as 'Friends of the Hill People', HQ 10 Sector under patronage of IGAR (South) and DGAR, took up a case with authorities of State Bank of India for opening of a Branch at Ukhrul.
The SBI authorities, who have accepted the proposal of opening of a branch and ATM facilities in Ukhrul.
Towards the same, Chief Manager of SBI Imphal, Mr Haripada Das visited Ukhrul and Somsai on 30 Jan 2010 for carrying out survey of the site proposed by HQ 10 Sector Assam Rifles.
Assam Rifles assured the official of all possible assistance towards fructifying the long pending desire of people of Ukhrul.
Later, Mr Haripada Das also interacted with Mr Ashok Kumar, DC Ukhrul.
Assam Rifles is making all possible efforts for materialization of the long pending requirement of the populace of Ukhrul district for the opening of a nationalized bank in Ukhrul before the 175th Anniversary of Assam Rifles on 24 Mar 2010. Opening of a SBI branch and ATM in Ukhrul will go a long way as a major welfare project for the benefit of troops deployed in the area well as for the civil population of the remote hill district.