Demand for Waikhong Thongjao as DHQ of Kakching

IMPHAL | Sept 10

The Kakching District Headquarter Demand Committee of Waikhong Thongjao after joining hands with Kakching District Headquarter Demand Committee of Wabagai demanded that Waikhong Thongjao be selected as the district headquarters of the newly created Kakching district.

Chairman of demand committee Waikhong Thongjao, Ng. Joykumar Singh said that Waikhong Thongjao is centrally located and it will not affect much in the construction of new infrastructure because of state reserved land.

President of demand committee Wabagai, M. Lalit Singh stated that the selection of district headquarters should be done after taking into consideration administrative conveniences and agricultural land.

Both the heads of the demand committee suggested that Waikhong Thongjao is the perfect place to be the district headquarters. They lamented that there is no use of urbanising the already urbanised areas. Instead rural areas should be urbanised, they said.

Lalit Singh also pointed out that Hiyanglam, Sugnu and Wabagai constituencies are underdeveloped and these need to be developed. He demanded that the same mistakes committed while assigning Thoubal district headquarter should not be repeated.

A memorandum was submitted to the chief minister N. Biren Singh on May 5. They also met the CM, deputy CM and revenue minister on July 25 pleading their demand.