Hill infrastructure set for a boost
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 18 2012:
The Congress Government under the leadership of Chief Minister O Ibobi has launched a three-phase infrastructure development plan in the hill districts at the cost of Rs 323 crore from Special Plan Assistance.
With financial assistance from the Planning Commission, the State Government has already initiated due process to implement Tribal Area Inclusive Growth Infrastructure Project under which BDO offices, banks, police stations, staff quarters and other physical infrastructure would be developed in the hill districts.
Under this project, administrative infrastructure would be developed in 27 blocks of the hill districts and the first phase would cover 10 blocks.
The project would be implemented in the remaining blocks in the second phase.
The Planning Commission is fully supportive of the project and it has already written to the Ministry of Finance to release Rs 30 crores and Rs 50 crores for the first and second phase respectively.
The project would cover three blocks in Chandel district, eight blocks each in Churachandpur and Senapati districts and four blocks each in Tamenglong and Ukhrul districts.
The block offices which would be developed anew would have bank branch offices.
In connection with implementation of this project, the Chief Minister held a meeting with MLAs elected from the hill districts last month, conveyed a source.
The State Govt has repeatedly stated that developing the hills in on top of its agenda.