Awareness prog, interaction held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 11 2016 :
ADC Sadar Hills held an interaction and awareness meeting
with chiefs, khullakpas, chairmen, headmen and secretaries of
different villages of Kangpokpi block, T Waichong block and
Champhai block under Sadar Hills Autonomous District Coun-
cil, Kangpokpi at its multi-purpose hall today, our
correspondent reports.
Haokholal Hangshing, Chairman, ADC Sadar Hills;
Thangjakam Misao, Vice Chairman, ADC Sadar Hills, Ex-
ecutive Members, members of SAHILCA, KTC and more
than 400 village chiefs, khullakpas, chairmen, headmen and
secretaries attended the meeting.
The ADC Sadar Hills, initiated the event to bridge com-
munication gaps among various village chiefs and the
District Council Administration, Haokholal Hangshing said.
The meeting also aims to foster peace and harmony among
different communities within Sadar Hills and to build cor-
dial relationships between chiefs of different communities
and the district council administration, and work collectively
for the development of Sadar Hills.
Haokholal Hangshing also emphasized the need to pre-
serve and promote the culture and identity of various
communities dwelling together in Sadar Hills.
While illus-
trating the mixed composition of District Council Sadar
Hills, the ADC Sadar Hills Chairman pointed out that there
are also elected members from Naga and Nepali communi-
ties who hold the post of Executive Member under the
administration of ADC Sadar Hills.
"So far there is no
discrimination in respect of communities in the administra-
tion of Sadar Hills District Council", asserted the ADC
Chairman.
Bhumi Prasad, Executive Member of ADC Sadar Hills
lamented that some section in the Nepali community and
other communities as well have been targeting to harm the
unity of the Sadar Hills people.
Such adulterated mindset,
however, will not dismantle the unity of Sadar Hills, he
added.
He appealed to all the communities to maintain
cordial relationship with the district council administration
and egg on unity, peace and harmony.
SAHILCA president, Tongpu Kipgen lauded the admin-
istration of Sadar Hills ADC for their humble initiative and
urged the same to hold such awareness and interaction
programmes regularly to ensure that no communication gap
exist between the village chiefs and the district council
administration.
Similar awareness and interaction meeting with village
chiefs, khullakpas, chairmen, headmen and secretaries
within Saitu-Gamphazol jurisdiction will be organized on
March 17 at Gamnom-Sapormeina, this correspondent re-
ports.