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Yairipok Gwarok tourist facility inaugurated
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, February 03 2025:
A tourist facility developed at Yairipok Gwarok Hill in Thoubal district has been inaugurated by Wangkhem MLA and MPCC president Keisham Meghachandra on the occasion of Panchami, celebrated on the 5th day of the Manipuri lunar month Phairen, on Monday.
The MLA, accompanied by his wife, also participated in the Panchami celebration at the Nongpok Taarang Saaraba site atop Gwarok range.
Speaking to reporters after the inauguration event, MLA Meghachandra stated that the Gwarok tourist site has been developed at an estimated cost of Rs 50 lakh as part of the state government's initiative to promote tourism across the state.
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Of the total amount, Rs 30 lakh was allocated by the Tourism Department, with the remaining Rs 20 lakh from the MLA Local Area Development Fund, he informed.
The facility has community hall, kitchen, separate washrooms for men and women, open-air theatre, and a walking path.
MLA Meghachandra also mentioned that Gwarok is a sacred site where people gather annually for worship during the Phairen Panchami and pointed out that trees at the site are being protected in addition to planting of saplings at regular intervals.
He further disclosed that the Manipur Tourism Department has also constructed a large community hall in the area.
The event was attended by the MLA's better half Keisham Robita Leima, members of Kekru Ideal Progressive Committee (KIPC), Kekru Yairi Club, Yairipok (KYCY), Kekru Youths' Development Club (KYDC) and Kekru Meira Paibi.
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