Residents react against road expansion
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 24 2023:
Denouncing the move to expand the riverside Inter Village Road (IVR) from Kangla Nongpok Torban to Minuthong by 12 metres under Imphal SmartCity Mission, residents of the area organised a public meeting and submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
The public meeting was organised by the JAC for the Conservation of Minuthong Mana Ingkhol, Golapati, KR Lane, New Lambulane, Dimdailong, Namthanpung, Mission Lane and Sanjenthong Meitei Leikai at KR Lane and attended by residents and representatives of many CSOs.
Speaking in this connection, Boyes Korn, convenor of the JAC, stated that residents of the area will be hugely impacted and even rendered homeless if the State Government goes through with the plan to expand the IVR by 12 metres to transform it into a double-lane road.
In view of these circumstances, he urged the Government to reduce the road expansion by a few feet to ensure that the properties of the residents remain unaffected.