Correspondent
IMPHAL, June 18
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] high power delegation led by BJP Manipur Pradesh president Th Chaoba Singh accompanied by M Asnikumar Singh, and Laimayum Bashanta Sharma, both State general secretaries, has submitted a brief report on the defunct State Information Commission and Manipur State Human Rights Commission to the Prime Minister’s Office, according to a statement issued by BJP general secretary (Media affairs) L Bashanta Sharma
A similar report has also submitted through the Ministry of Union Home Ministry. The team had also submitted a proposal for strengthening the Judiciary System in Manipur by giving more empowerment. The state delegation would call on the Prime Minister and Home Minister where certain issues of Manipur would categorically be discussed at length within a couple of days, the source said.Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan has assured that a Central Agricultural College will be opened in a suitable area in Manipur’s rural area.
The assurance was given to the delegation during their meeting in Delhi on Tuesday,reports reaching here said.
A formal announcement will be made soon in front of the state delegation, it said.
In their meeting, the team urged the minster on many areas of agriculture and allied sectors which are yet to be equipped with many modern technologies.
Some of the points placed before the Union Minister for Agriculture include opening of a new Central Agricultural College in rural area of Manipur under the Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba to be equipped with the latest modern state of arts facilities and infrastructure, facilitation of proper irrigation system in Manipur on priority, opening of more KVK centres besides strengthening the existing ones in the state.
They also demanded special occupational rehabilitation package for 777 displaced fishermen of Loktak Lake which was evicted in 2011.
They also urged for extensive horticulture development scheme in Hill areas.
In their separate meeting with Union Minister for Environment and Forest Prakash Javedkar,a hectic discussion on ecological crisis due to the adverse impact of the Loktak Hydel Project commissioned by NHPC, which had seriously affected the cradle of bio diversity and ecology of Loktak lake . The discussion also emphasized on and impact on social Cultural life of those dependents on the lake.The team further demanded to cause a post environmental impact assessment on Loktak Hydel Project by a high power expert committee under the Union Environment and Forest Ministry.
