Manipur gears up for Sangai festival; CM urges people to be hospitable

Our Correspondent
Imphal, Nov. 15 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday urged the people of the state to uphold Manipuri tradition of giving good hospitality and high respect to guests and receive the visitors with utmost decency during the upcoming Manipur Sangai festival.
He was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the joint Meeyamgi Numit and Hill Leaders’ day held at the Durbar hall of Chief Minister’s Secretariat. This year’s festival, Singh said, there would be around 140 stalls of different foreign firms, mostly from Korea, China, Thailand and Myanmar. Princess of Thailand, two chief ministers from Myanmar and US ambassador to India would also attend the festival, he informed. The Chief Minister said he would personally receive the

Princess at the airport on November 27, and necessary arrangements for a reception having colourful cultural presentations of different communities had already been made. Sangai Run would be organised at Keibul Lamjao, Mao and Imphal as part of the festival, he said.
Stating that beautification of Imphal city is currently underway in war footing, he informed that efforts are being put in to make traffic lights functional in 4 to 5 places out of 8 junctions before the commencement of the festival.

Informing that strict traffic rules would be enforced to maintain order, Singh urged the public to extend co-operation to the authority. While appealing all not to call any type of bandh or blockade, he said it may give bad impression about the state to visitors.

The National programme for Prevention and control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) also organised a special non-communicable diseases screening camp under the joint aegis of National Health Mission and Directorate of Health Services, Manipur. It also imparted awareness on Chief

Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) and Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in Manipuri, Tangkhul and Paite languages to the people at the venue.