Biswajit instructs ‘beautification works’ for Sangai fest

IMPHAL | Oct 3

Works minister, Thongam Biswajit Singh has instructed engineers of the department to take up repairing and beautification works of certain roads in view of next month’s Manipur Sangai Festival.

Chairing the monthly review meeting of the works department today at the conference hall of his New Secretariat office, the minister firmly instructed the engineers to take up the works with all seriousness.

Today’s meeting mainly discussed road repairing works in connection with the Sangai Festival.   Biswajit also asked the engineers about the conditions of the roads leading to the venues of the festival.

Instructing the engineers to submit estimates for repairing of all important roads in and around Sangai Festival venues, the minister said once the whole estimate is finalised, the officials may start work on a priority basis.

In Bishnupur district, the minister and the engineers identified the repairing of the peripheral roads of Sendra, Keibul Lamjao, and beautification work of Moirang and the surrounding areas as the major works needed to be taken up.

During the meeting, the minister and the engineers identified certain roads in Imphal East district which needed repairing works. The roads identified include RDS Crossing to Yairipok, interior road of New Checkon, Soibam Leikai Wangkhei Khunou road, Ayangpalli road, Hatta to JNIMS, Dingku road, Imphal-Saikul road, etc.

In Imphal West roads identified include DM college campus, approach road to DM College Indoor Stadium, Naoremthong to Langol Games Village to Lamphel police station, Nagamapal Kangjabi Leirak, ICAR Lamphel Road, Iroishemba to Zoo (via CAU) road.

Observing that the border town of Moreh will attract many tourists during the festival, Biswajit instructed that the roads including the one approaching gate No 1 and 2 and IVRs in the town should also be repaired and mended.

The minister also highlighted the deplorable road conditions in most of the hill district headquarters, and instructed the chief engineer and his team to visit Ukhrul and identify roads which need repairing on priority basis.

He also said that repairing work of roads in Tamenglong district headquarter should be completed at the earliest.

Biswajit also asked the divisional heads of the department to prepare roadmaps of their projects undertaken.

Today’s meeting was also attended by commissioner works, K. Radhakumar Singh the chief engineer and other engineers of the department.

In another meeting, minister Biswajit asked officials of rural development and panchayati Raj to prepare a blueprint of the department to ensure successful implementation of development schemes under the department.

He instructed the officials to prepare a complete roadmap of the department which would provide detailed charts outlining implementation of the schemes, and said this will help in achieving goals.

The minister further enquired the officials of the implementation of various schemes including PMAY, MNREGS, NRLM, etc. He asked the officials to increase the number of workdays under the NREGA Scheme.

To a query of the minister regarding implementation of the National Rural Livelihood Mission, the official replied that most quarterly targets have been achieved so far, however due to lack of funding training could not be continued.

Officials also apprised the minister about the lack of manpower for implementation of PMAY.

Today’s meeting was also attended by officials and staff of RD&PR, and engineers of rural engineering department.