Biren appreciates Modi for sending food grains to Manipur

Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sending the food grains in the state through railway.

The chief minister was receiving the first food grains consignment by train from Punjab at Khongsang Railway station, Noney district, on Saturday.

He said trains carrying essential commodities had also arrived for two times earlier. He continued that this had been possible due to the commitment of the Prime Minister and the hard efforts of Railway officials, Food Corporation of India (FCI), security forces for the betterment of the people of the state.

The goods train which started its journey from Dhuri, Punjab on 6th of this month, carried 949 metric tonnes of rice in its 15 wagons.

Biren also appreciated the central paramilitary forces, state force for their dedicated services in trying to bring the state towards normalcy and make the state peaceful as before. He expressed happiness on seeing people coming forward to work at the railway station, stating that the people of the state has work culture.

The state government has been taking up measures to prevent shortage of essential commodities, during the hard times that has been facing for the last few months, he said.

The chief minister thanked the civil society organisations, village chiefs and youths of Khongsang for their support and cooperation.

Sixty trucks of FCI has been made ready to lift to Imphal with security convoy, he said.