Our Correspondent
Imphal, Sep. 25 (EMN): An official team would be sent to Shillong to inspect the present condition of Manipur Rajbari, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Wednesday.
Speaking to media persons on the sideline of joint ‘Meeyamgi Numit’ (People’s day) and Hill Leaders’ Day at Durbar Hall of chief minister’s secretariat in Imphal, Biren said there are some issues due to encroachments on Rajbari complex. ‘Meeyamgi Numit’ and Hill Leaders’ Day are organised by the state government since May 2017 to hear the grievances of the public.
Informing that he had talked to his Meghalaya counterpart in this connection with the present issue, Biren said the development of the place associated with the history of Manipur would begin without delay with funds from the state budget once the standing issue is settled.
On Nambul Rejuvenation Project, he said that the Centre had sanctioned INR 15 crore for the second phase of the project, which would be taken up at an estimated cost of around INR 500 crore.
He also informed that DGP Manipur LM Khaute had been entrusted to discuss with different Civil Society Organisations to chalk out a plan to replace poppy plantation by an alternative livelihood and mass tree plantation.
Regarding the ongoing Chief Minister’s Green Manipur Mission in the state, he said that mass tree plantation would be done at Koubru hill range.
Informing that Civil Society Organisation of Senapati district had approached him to join hand in mass destruction of poppy plants, he also admitted that the state government would ink an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 207 villages of Ukhrul district which are to ready to reserve 5 to 10 acres of their village land for forest development under Green Manipur Mission.
In the day’s joint ‘Meeyamgi Numit’ and Hill Leaders’ Day wherein the chief minister heard around 360 complaints and met around 1000 people within 4 hours till 1 pm. The chief minister along with Brand Ambassador for CM’s Green Manipur Mission Valentina Elangbam accompanied by her parents distributed 1500 tree saplings including including Champaka (Leihao), Jackfruit (Theibong), Indian Olive (Chorphon), Yellow Myrobalan (Manahi), Arjuna (Mayokpha), Indian Gooseberry (Heikru) and Tree Bean (Yongchak) to the people who turned up to highlight their grievances for the first time.
Earlier welcoming the 9- year-old girl from Wabagai in Kakching district and encouraged her to keep on encouraging people to plant more and more trees, Biren Singh appealed the people to plant more trees and nurture them in their vicinity.
