Lamsang bustling with Dev Photo Exhibition
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, September 25 2012: Continuing the campaign for mass awareness on various development projects initiated by Government of India in the North East region, a five-day Photo Exhibition on the theme 'Development Initiatives in North East' has kicked-off Tuesday at Lamsang Community Hall in Imphal West.

The exhibition which would continue till September 29 is being organized by Field Exhibition Office, Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting,Government of India, Imphal in collaboration with Lamsang Nagar Panchayat.

The impressive inaugural programme was graced by A Thaja Devi, Chairperson of Lamsang Nagar Panchayat as Chief Guest, Ch Dwijamani Singh, President of Progressive Youth Association, Lamsang Bazar as Functional President and Kashimlu Kamei, Councillor of Ward No 2 of Lamsang Nagar Panchayat as Guest of Honour.

Rolling the five-day exhibition into motion, Thaja Devi commented that the collection of 130-odd photos of the North East has helped her in many ways.

"Photos are beautiful and knowledgeable.

I learn many new things about the North East from this photo exhibition", said the Chairperson.

She also expressed her desire to see more of development photos of Manipur in future.

"Stepping into the pristine exhibition hall is like taking out excursion", she observed.

In his speech, Ch Dwijamani Singh talked about the various developmental schemes that have been launched by the Government of India.

Whilst outlining myriad of development projects, Singh, however, regretted about the poor implementation of various centrally-sponsored projects in Manipur.

Reasoning why those schemes have not reached the targeted groups, Singh blamed weak implementation, which he said is due to corruption prevailing in our society.

He called for honest and sincere implementation of various centrally-sponsored schemes so that the targeted population may reap the fruits of development.

Inspired by the collection of photos, Kashimlu Kamei said, "This photo exhibition teaches me about the beautiful region of the North East" .

Earlier, explaining the significance of the exhibition, Dr Gin Gangte, IIS, Field Exhibition Officer, DAVP, Imphal exhorted the public to spare their times for watching the photo exhibition so as to learn about the programs and policies of the Central Government.

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