Chief Minister keeps date with CCpur, Ukhrul
Grand reception at Lamka, AIR station starts broadcast work
Source: The Sangai Express

Lamka, April 13 2010: Along with Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh inaugurating the newly constructed administrative office building of Autonomous District Council (ADC) at Tuibong in Churachandpur district, the All India Radio (AIR), Churachandpur, the local radio station has started broadcasting programmes in Paite dialect as the link language from today.

The inaugural function of the administrative office building of ADC as well the AIR, Churachandpur station and broadcasting of the programme was also attended by Power Minister Phungzathang Tonsing, PHE Minister TN Haokip, Tribal Development Minister DD Thaisii, Works Minister K Ranjit, Sports Minister N Biren, MLAs of Churachandpur districts and other district level officials.

Chief Minister O Ibobi inaugurating the AIR station at CCpur

The administrative office building of ADC, Churachandpur, which was inaugurated today, had been reportedly constructed under the supervision of its Chief Executive Officer at an estimated cost of Rs 1.56 crores.

The AIR local radio station which began broadcasting programmes from today in Paite dialect as link language is to be operated as an FM channel.

There would also be facilities for broadcasting programmes in various dialects spoken by different communities settled in Churachandpur.

Prior to the inaugural function, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh laid the foundation stones of the District Sports Complex, Mini Secretariat complex and the FCI godown which is to be constructed at Tualnuam.

The sports complex at Tuibong is to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 10.6 crores with funding from NLCPR.

The DPR had already been submitted and sanction is being awaited.

The proposed sports complex would have facilities for main stadium, VIP and public galleries, football ground, athletic track, indoor stadium, practice field, basketball ground and 80-bedded sports hostel as well as staff quarters.

The estimated cost of the Mini Secretariat complex is Rs 40 crores and it is being targeted to be completed by 2013 .

Addressing a public meeting at the office complex of the ADC, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh said that inability to start the programme of AIR Churachandpur local station for so long though the Government of India had given the approval around 10 years back was unfortunate.

With Paite community being the majority in the district, the State Government had recommended Paite dialect as the link language.

So it is not about the hegemony of Paite community.

At the time of broadcasting the programmes of other communities, it would be in their respective dialects, the Chief Minister clarified, while calling for social harmony among the different groups of people.

The Chief Minister further said that the plan being worked out to construct the FCI godown at Tualnuam which is located within zero kilometre of the district headquarters is after taking into account of administrative conveniences.

Similarly, the Mini Secretariat complex is to be set up for the betterment of administrative work.

The complex is to be constructed at an estimated cost of over Rs 40 crores and efforts would be made to complete the construction work within two years, the Chief Minister said, while assuring that there would be no dearth of fund in this regard.

The Chief Minister further said that for the construction of the district sports complex, the State Government would not wait for funding from the DONER Ministry.

Necessary fund would be earmarked in the State budget so that construction work can began at the earliest possible.

With regard to upcoming election to the Autonomous District Councils in the hill districts, the Chief Minister explained that the role of the MLAs is only to frame policies and enact laws.

It is the people who are the supreme authority.

Efforts would be made to complete the process of the election within May, he said, while appealing to all concerned not to cause disturbance in the conduct of the election.

The Chief Minister also informed the gathering that for constructing the quarters of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Autonomous District Councils as well as for other necessary developmental works, the 13 Finance Commission has provided a sum of Rs 50 crores besides another 50 crores from the DONER Ministry.