Defunct CDPO Sawombung Block office reinstalled
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 01 2012:
The office of CDPO Sawombung Block under Integrated Child Development Scheme which was closed down for a protracted period due pressure has been made functional from today.
The resumption of normal service from today, the newly appointed CDPO of Sawombung, Thangjam Muhindro has advised the staff of the CDPO office including supervisers to attend their duty regularly and sincerely.
He further appealed the local people to extend cooperation so that the functioning of the office is not disturbed.
It may be mentioned that the Sawombung Block CDPO office remained defunct since 2007 due to pressure from some quarters.
Besides, many Government offices located within the same premises were also put under lock due to threat.
During the re-installing programme of the CDPO office today, residents of Sawombung area aired that their grievances amplified due to the nonfunctioning of several Government offices like SDO, SDC, CDPO Block Office, in the area.
They said the government has been reminded time and again to reinstate the defunct government offices, but that went all in vain.
They decried the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Government to the people of the area.
Drawing the attention of the government to reinstate the defunct government offices immediately, the locals also urged the Government authority to provide adequate security to the offices.
Speaking at the ceremony, supervisors under the Sawombung CDPO Block said they could not deliver service for long due to persisting threat from some quarters.
599 Anganwadi and mini-Anganwadi centres are covered by the Sawombung Block CDPO that spread across four Assembly segments�Khurai, Heingang, Khundrakpam and Lamlai.
Temporary office of Sawombung Block CDPO was opened at the SDO office, Porompat.
The closure of office has affected the normal functioning of the office and as a result, could not deliver effective service to the people.
Stating that the reopening of the office was possible due to the initiative of the new CDPO, the supervisors also drawn the attention of the Government to provide adequate security to the staff so that they performed sincerely and effectively without any fear.