JAC demands construction of Ring Road outside Imphal city
Source: The Sangai Express / Newinai News Network
Imphal, December 03 2014 :
A Joint Action Committee (JAC) against the proposed Imphal Ring Road (Tharon to Lanthungching) has urged the State Government to construct the projected Imphal Ring Road outside the city to avoid environmental effects and noise pollution.
The JAC's convenor Jangamlung Panmei told Newmai News Network that most of the cities in India construct their Ring Roads 10 kms to 15 kms away from main areas of the cities.
He said the Government should instil confidence while developing the State and accused the Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues of trying to earn illegal money from the proposed Imphal
Ring Road construction.
The Government should carry out realignment of the area from Tharon to Lanthungching which has been included in the plan, he demanded.
Jagamlung demanded that the State Government construct the Imphal Ring Road on the peripheries of the main city area to provide road connectivity to people residing there.
He accused the State Government of attempting to uproot all the tribal people from their settlement areas in Imphal in the.
name of erecting NIT, Capitol Project and many other projects.
The Chief Minister is not respecting the rights of the tribal people enshrined in the Constitution, he alleged.
Referring to media reports that the process for selecting consultants was on for the Imphal Ring Road, he said the reports have caused confusion while terming them as "misleading" .
He said the media reports had also threatened that no compensation would be paid to all the families which were excluded in the survey conducted by the Government for the project.
The JAC leader reiterated that it would approach the High Court of Manipur to seek justice.