Imphal, August 26 2009: Landslides on the Imphal-Tamenglong (IT) road have put the people of Tamei, Tamenglong district in difficult times as the stock of essential supplies required for daily use are running short and the concerned department of the State Government is not doing anything about the matter, said Poujeng, chairman of Tamei headquarter authority.

Due to the intermittent rains, landslides have occurred at 3/4 places on the IT road between Kangpokpi-Tamei and Tamei-Tamenglong at present and new landslides keep coming up at different places due to rain in the district, said Poujeng.

The people of the area have been clearing the landslides by themselves as the state PWD, which is responsible for the maintenance of the road, has so far not done anything to improve the situation, said the chairman of Tamei head-quarter authority, and drew the attention of the concerned department of the State Government to the appalling condition of the IT road, seeking prompt remedial measures to improve the condition of the road so as to relieve the difficulties being faced by the people of the area.

The attention of the state medical department was also drawn to the PHC of Tamei, where only one doctor, out of two posted there, has been looking after health care needs of the people of the area.

But with the number of people requiring medical attention increasing during the last few months due to change in the weather, the single doctor at the PHC, Tamei has been facing difficulties in coping with the increased load.

So, a second doctor is urgently required to deal with the situation, said Poujeng.

He also appealed to the concerned authority to pay the nine months pending salaries of anganwadi workers and helpers of Tamei area, as they are facing difficulties in making both ends meet without their long pending payments.

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