Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 03 2009:
Women venders at Nagamapal market today staged protest against the government plan for construction of vehicle parking place after covering the Nambul river by RCC slate.
With regard to the protest against government move, secretary of the Khwai Central Ema Market said that the cabinet decision to build vehicle parking place after covering the Nambul river will amount to snatching of livelihood of the women venders at Nagamapal market.
As per agreement signed between the venders and state government, after covering the Naga Nala, the place should be converted into a marketing place.
Accordingly, state town planning department also issued notification for construction of marketing shed under on June 8, 2001 .
She alleged that government suppressing of the planning department is trying to construction it as vehicle parking place.
The move of the state government will snatch the livelihood of the women venders, she reiterated.
If government failed to consider the demand of the women venders, intensified forms of agitations will be launched, she warned.