Our Correspondent
Imphal, Jan. 16 (EMN): Manipur Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD) and Town Planning Minister, Thounaojam Shyamkumar, on Tuesday strongly condemned the blast that rocked the Imphal city last evening.
A woman sweeper of the Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) identified as one Yenshembam Sobita Devi (50), wife of Ingo from Langthabal Mantrikhong Awang Lekai, suffered minor injury in the blast and admitted at the Raj Medicity.
Around 5:50 p.m. last evening, low intensity bomb suspected to be improvised explosive device, exploded on the southern side road of the Johnstone Higher Secondary School in the heart of Imphal town.
Speaking to the media persons at his official quarter here, Shyamkumar said planting and exploding the bomb at public places is a cowardly act. Urging those responsible to come forward for clarification, the minister made an appeal not to repeat such acts in the future which is detrimental in the development of the state.
To ensure safety of the public, he said additional CCTV cameras working 24X7 would be installed in the Imphal city by the MAHUD department in consultation with the chief minister. He also ensured that the cameras would be installed within the short span of time.
Stating that the department would work in collaboration with the state police, he appealed for cooperation from the general public.
He has termed it unfortunate that the blasts took place at the time when the MAHUD department and IMC are whole heartedly working to make the city clean. He also said that the MAHUD department would bear all the medical expenses of the IMC sweeper who was injured in the blast while doing her duty along the Kangla road.
MAHUD minister later visited the injured sweeper Sobita Devi at the Raj Medicity in the Imphal town and handed over monetary aid to the injured woman.
It may be mentioned that none of the armed group operating in the state or any party had claimed the responsibility for yesterday’s incident till the report goes to press.
