Bishnupur citizens constitute forum
Source: The Sangai Express

Bishnupur, April 23 2017: Residents of Bishnupur district today constituted an organization � Citizens Development Forum, (CDF) Bishnupur- to act as a watchdog for the welfare of the people of the district.

Acknowledging the general development deficit in all the 12 Wards under Bishnupur Municipal Council (BMC), Bishnupur District Headquarters, concerned citizens today came together under a single body to identify key developmental issues that have stunted progress and projected welfare.

In a convention well attended by ward representatives from BMC areas held at Bishnupur community hall, the citizens adopted a four-point resolution.

These resolutions include : The meeting decided to form an organisation called Citizens Development Forum (CDF) Bishnupur, election of 20 Ward representatives to constitute the executive body of CDF.

Top 5 key issues related to improving the livelihood and mitigating underdevelopment hurdles of Bishnupur district were identified on a priority basis for further actions.

The five issues are � rectification of Public Distribution System (PDS), improvement of water supply, streamlining and timely distribution of entitled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or cooking gas, general health related issues and improving the status of education system in the district headquarters.

Next meeting will be held on April 30 for election of the office bearers.

During th convention, selected speakers spoke on development deficit in the Bishnupur area and expressed dismay over the current state of affairs.

During the convention, former Executive Officer of BMC N Sanajaoba Singh gave a detailed backdrop to the convention citing the urgent need for launching a forum.

He said there was a need for a forum to address the problems confronting the citizens of Bishnupur comprising of 12 wards.

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