MoS Defence Seth inspects Indo-Myanmar border pillar

Imphal: Minister of state (MoS) for Defence, Sanjay Seth inspected the Indo-Myanmar Border pillar (IMB-102) on Friday, the second day of his visit to Manipur’s Kamjong district.

The minister was accompanied by deputy commissioner (DC) of Kamjong, Rangnamai Rang Peter; superintendent of police, Kamjong, Ningshem Vashum; Brig. SM Sandeep Singh of Somsai Sector; and the commanding officer, 8th Assam Riffle, Kamjong, Col. Sumit Acharya.

The minister also visited the newly constructed Kamjong Higher Secondary School, newly functional district hospital and the district mini secretariat which was under construction.

In an official conference with the civil society organisations (CSOs) of the district, the MoS received memorandums from five Tangkhul Naga CSOs and three Kuki CSOs.

During the meeting with the district level officers (DLOs) on Thursday, the officers of 26 departments presented the status report of their respective departments via PPT slides. The officers also highlighted the issues and challenges faced by the departments.

The MoS and the DC highly acknowledged the One-Stop Centre for its ‘remarkable’ contribution to the district. The MoS also encouraged the ICDS cell of Kamjong district to render services to the maximum number of beneficiaries in the district.

Stating that if you plant a tree, you plan a life, the MoS inspired the forest department of Kamjong to take the initiative to plant more tress in future. Acknowledging the highest revenue of forest in the state, he added that the forest land should be reserved to conserve natural habitats and protect the resources they contain.

Out of 45,616 population of the Kamjong district (based on SECC 2011), 30670 beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana were enrolled covering 67.23 percent, the MoS heartened the CAF&PD, Kamjong district to target for covering 87 percent; and also to ensure that the main objective of the program is fulfilled at large.

Regarding the challenges faced by remote areas of the district with weak network connectivity, the district administration ensured to resolve the issues at the earliest with the help of TSPs and ISPs.

The conference with the DLOs of the district then ended with a proposal from the district administration for a model town at K Ashang Khullen Aze with a strong believe that it will strengthen trade and commerce across the border villages.