Manipur beat Bihar in Santosh trophy preliminary

IMPHAL, May 6: Manipur defeated Bihar by 4-1 in their first encounter in the 65th edition of the Santosh trophy football tournament today. The tournament is being held at Shivsagar,… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 6: Manipur defeated Bihar by 4-1 in their first encounter in the 65th edition of the Santosh trophy football tournament today. The tournament is being held at Shivsagar, Assam.
Manipur is grouped with Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar in the cluster III preliminary round league.
Santosh opened goal account for Manipur in the 35th minute while Tiken increased the margin to 2-0 just before the half time whistle blows.
Later in the second half, Nabakumar consolidate Manipur’s position by netting in third goal while Nilakumar sealed the victory for Manipur by scoring fourth goal in the 76th minute.Manipur next play Andaman & Nicobar on May 8.

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`Ima` Drama

IMPHAL, May 9: A drama named ‘Ima’, a production of Song and Drama Division, Imphal, will be showcased at Cosmopolitan Dramatics Union Hall on May 10, in a press release.The… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 9: A drama named ‘Ima’, a production of Song and Drama Division, Imphal, will be showcased at Cosmopolitan Dramatics Union Hall on May 10, in a press release.The drama is directed by Song and Drama Division’s Manager, Jayakumar and will be flagged off by J.D. N. N. Singh of Song and Drama Division, New Delhi, it further added.

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Shumang Leela

IMPHAL, May 10: The Manipur State Sumang Leela Council and Theatre Mirror, Imphal are jointly organising one month training on Sumang Leela from May 17 to June 17. Interested person… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 10: The Manipur State Sumang Leela Council and Theatre Mirror, Imphal are jointly organising one month training on Sumang Leela from May 17 to June 17. Interested person willing to take part in the traning could register their names for which detail information could had from the director Manipur State Shumang Leela Council, said a release.

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AUDA stunned TBSFA in Birchandra football tourney

IMPHAL, May 11: SKDC defeated IFA by 3-1 goals in today’s first ground match of the 8th Th Birchandra Football Academy state level U-16 football tournment being held at Toubungkhok…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 11: SKDC defeated IFA by 3-1 goals in today’s first ground match of the 8th Th Birchandra Football Academy state level U-16 football tournment being held at Toubungkhok.
In the second ground match, AUDA stunned host TBSFA with a 2-1 win.
For SKDC, W Kiranjit scored two goals while Borish scored one goal. Th Tomba scored the only goal for IFA.
In the second match, AUDA scored first in the 26th minute to take the lead which was equalised by TBSFA’s S Dinesh in the 27th minute.
Gonson scored second goal for AUDA in the 37th minute to take the lead again. Gonson’s goal eventually became the deciding goal.

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PM Manmohan Singh sees change after bin Laden`s death

AFGHANISTAN, May 12 (AP): Prime minister Manmohan SIngh called Osama bin Laden`s death an opportunity for the region to unify Thursday and pledged ongoing support for Afghanistan, which has long… Read more »

AFGHANISTAN, May 12 (AP): Prime minister Manmohan SIngh called Osama bin Laden`s death an opportunity for the region to unify Thursday and pledged ongoing support for Afghanistan, which has long been caught in the middle of the power struggle between his country and rival Pakistan.
Manmohan Singh`s first visit in six years appeared to signal that India sees an opportunity to pull Afghanistan closer to its side as Islamabad`s precarious relationship with the U.S. is further strained by the bin Laden strike.
But Singh walked a cautious line between showing support for Afghanistan and trying to assuage any fears in Pakistan that he was enlisting Afghan President Hamid Karzai against India`s longtime rival.
He said bin Laden`s death can be an opportunity to put aside decades-old regional rivalries and work for peace across Afghanistan and Pakistan.
“I sincerely hope that all countries of this region — Afghanistan, Pakistan, India — would recognize that this is a unique moment in the history of this region. Thereby we all should agree to work unitedly to end this scourge of terrorism,” Singh told journalists at a press conference in Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., was killed in a U.S. commando raid on his hideout in Pakistan earlier this month. Pakistan was not consulted about the raid and complained afterward about the violation of its sovereignty.
Despite his call for regional cooperation, Singh`s trip signaled shifts in the regional power play between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, in which Afghanistan has often been caught in the middle. With Pakistan`s international stature taking a hit after the U.S. raid that killed bin Laden, India may see an opportunity to pull Afghanistan closer to its side — further pressuring Islamabad.
A joint declaration issued by Singh and Karzai said that the two countries agreed to work to strengthen their bilateral agreements. And India announced in the declaration that will give an additional $500 million to the Afghan government for development programs. That brings India`s total development aid to the country to $2 billion.
“India is your neighbor and partner in development,” Singh told a gathering including Karzai and other senior officials earlier in the day. “You can count on us as you build your society, economy and polity.”
But both India and Afghanistan are clearly wary of appearing to be teaming up against Pakistan. The last sentence of the joint declaration states: “The two sides affirmed that their strategic partnership was not directed against any other state or group of states.”
Karzai called Pakistan a good partner, noting that he had a productive meeting with Pakistan`s prime minister just last month.”We`d like expand this relationship with them to have an effective campaign against terrorism — for the benefit of Pakistan, for the benefit of Afghanistan, for the benefit of India,” Karzai said.
Singh said: “We would like to develop the friendliest possible relations with all countries of this region. That includes Afghanistan. That includes Pakistan as well. There is no question of Pakistan feeling that good relations between India and Afghanistan are at the cost of Pakistan.”
But Singh did call for an investigation into whether the Pakistani government knew about bin Laden`s location.
“The picture that emerged immediately after this incident was a picture which caused some amount of confusion,” Singh said.
Singh last visited Afghanistan in 2005, but Karzai has been a frequent visitor to India.
Pakistan, which supported the Taliban`s rise to ensure it had a friendly government on its western border, has deeper ethnic and cultural ties with Afghanistan. Pakistan has long bristled at the post-Taliban government`s friendly terms with its major rival, which supports Karzai`s administration with aid money.
Afghanistan is likely to become more reliant on these warring regional allies as its NATO partners face pressure to withdraw troops. The U.S. plans to start decreasing forces in July, and all NATO partners are committed to handing over responsibility for security to Afghan forces by 2014. And Bin Laden`s death has some in NATO countries pushing for even quicker drawdowns.

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Multi-media campaign

IMPHAL, May 13: A multi-media publicity campaign held in accordance with the SPF government`™s achievements and flagship programmes was inaugurated today at Mayangkhang village community hall, Senapati district inaugurated by… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 13: A multi-media publicity campaign held in accordance with the SPF government`™s achievements and flagship programmes was inaugurated today at Mayangkhang village community hall, Senapati district inaugurated by H.Rupachandra, executive director, DRDA, Senapati said a press release by DIPR, Manipur.

The campaign was organized by district information office, Senapati. H Rupachandra and RK Luikang, chairman, Mayangkhang village attended as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively, the release further added.

150 birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
IMPHAL, May 13: The Lairenkabi Youth Dramatic Union, Kanchup Road, Imphal West, is commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore from May 16 to May 20 at LYDU Hall, Imphal West District, under the financial assistance of the Ministry of Culture (TCGS), Government of India, said a release.

There will be competitions of recitation and painting for the students of class III to XI, under three categories i.e. from class three to five, six to eight and nine to eleven.

Participants are to report at LYDU Office within 10am to 1pm on May16 and further information may be inquired from the mobile number-8974010291, the release added.

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Book on Thang Ta released

IMPHAL, May 13: A book on traditional martial art Thang Ta called “Thanghairol” was released today at GM hall, Imphal. The book was released by legendary Thang Ta master L…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 13: A book on traditional martial art Thang Ta called “Thanghairol” was released today at GM hall, Imphal. The book was released by legendary Thang Ta master L. Heramot.The book was released by Th. Nandakishore MLA, Kshetrigao A/C in the presence of titular King of Manipur Leisemba Sanajaoba during a formal function organized by the Kanglei Enat Thang Ta Shidam Sanglen.

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Yourbung club wins 9 a side football tourney

IMPHAL May 15: The Yourabung Youth Club lift the final trophy for the first state level men’s open 9 a side football tournament, 2011 by thrashing Pukhao Juvenile Pioneers Club… Read more »

IMPHAL May 15: The Yourabung Youth Club lift the final trophy for the first state level men’s open 9 a side football tournament, 2011 by thrashing Pukhao Juvenile Pioneers Club by 7-6 goals in the tie break. The final match was played today at LSIC ground, Lamlai. Both the team were locked at 2-2 during normal time and the score remain the same till the end of extra time and the match had to be decided through tie-break. In the tie-break, YYC scored 7 against 6 for PJPC. M Puremba Meetei, who was chief guest in today’s final match, presented the winning trophy to the team captain of YYC, Lamlai. The state level tournament started from May 1 and it was organized by Lamlai Students’ Ideal Club in association with the Lamlai Kendra Development Association at LSIC ground.

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Childline project

IMPHAL, May18: The Nodal organization in a press release stated that the Childline Organisation still stands true/exists in the state, of which was wrongly published that it no longer does… Read more »

IMPHAL, May18: The Nodal organization in a press release stated that the Childline Organisation still stands true/exists in the state, of which was wrongly published that it no longer does in many of the local papers.

It wishes to correct the erroneous news and confirms that the project is taken up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in hand with Manipur University`™s Anthropology Department and Manipur Mahela Kalyan Samity. It further states that albeit the Childline Collaborative Organisation ceases to exist due to its failure in deliberation of duties, it stands strong with the fact that the Childine Project has not been removed from the state, it added.

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Basic course

IMPHAL May 19: 15 days Basic course in News Reporting organized by the State Institute of Journalism, DIPR, that was started from May 2 has been concluded, said a press… Read more »

IMPHAL May 19: 15 days Basic course in News Reporting organized by the State Institute of Journalism, DIPR, that was started from May 2 has been concluded, said a press release by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations.A concluding function was held at the Office of DIPR in MSRTC complex located at Moirangkhom. During the function L. Lakher, Director, Information and Public relations, gave away the certificates to the participants of the training course, the release further added.

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MPSC clinch 35th mens state league hockey title

IMPHAL, May 22: The Manipur Police Sports Club has clinched the 35th mens state hockey league title. In the last match of the league, MPSC defeated COSMO Wangkhei with a… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 22: The Manipur Police Sports Club has clinched the 35th mens state hockey league title.
In the last match of the league, MPSC defeated COSMO Wangkhei with a narrow margin of 3-2 goals.
MPSC wins the coveted state hockey league trophy with a cash prize of Rs 5000 while the runner-up COSMO had to content with the runners-up trophy and cash prize of Rs 3000. The third placed team YCCIC also won a trophy along with cash prize of Rs 2000.
Earlier in the last league match, COSMO took early lead with a 3rd minute goal scored by Herojit.
MPSC fought back and managed to level the score in the 28th minute when S Tarunkumar put in first goal for the winner.
MPSC overtook the lead from COSMO in the 43rd minute through a fine goal from Th Birjit. However, the lead could not last long as spirited COSMO player mounted pressure upon MPSC goalmouth and the scores were levelled at 2-2 with RK Bikramjit’s goal in the 45th minute.
But the day belong to MPSC as N Sunil scored third goal for the team in the 54th minute which eventually separated the two teams.

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Road widening compensation demanded

IMPHAL, March 23: The affected land owners due the road widening of Mayang Imphal road who are yet to received the compensation for the acquisition of their land have resolved… Read more »

IMPHAL, March 23: The affected land owners due the road widening of Mayang Imphal road who are yet to received the compensation for the acquisition of their land have resolved to ban construction works related to the widening of the road in connection with the failure of the authority concerned to pay the pending compensation despite repeated appeal, said a statement of the Committee of Affected People Widening of MI Road. 

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Six militant cadres including two women arrested by security forces

IMPHAL, March 24: Police commandos have arrested at least six militant cadres from different parts of the state while conducting separate counter insurgency operations since yesterday. A statement issued by… Read more »

IMPHAL, March 24: Police commandos have arrested at least six militant cadres from different parts of the state while conducting separate counter insurgency operations since yesterday.

A statement issued by the Superintendent of Police Imphal West district, has stated that a team of the district police commandos along with women police constable arrested three cadres of the proscribed KCP (MTF) including two women yesterday from near Shija Hospital at about 7 am in the morning.

The arrested individuals have been identified as one Thonglenmang Haokip, 26, s/o Yanthang Haokip of Dongsum Village, Senapati district, Akim Haokip, 40, w/o Alet Haokip of Dongsum village at present residing at Kangchup Chingkhong and Wahengbam (O) Chaoba alias Asharani alias Asha Devi, 26, w/o W. Tomba alias Shyamkumar of Naransena Maning Leikai at present staying at Langol Ningthou Mathak.

It said that the trio disclosed that they were working under one Tomba since the past one year. A 9mm pistol along with magazine and five live ammunitions, three Chinese hand grenades and three detonators were seized from their possession, it added.

It further stated that in a follow up action another cadre of the outfit was arrested from Langol crossing identified as one Wahengbam Tomba alias Shyamkanhai, 32, s/o W. Heramot of Naransena Maning Leikai Ningthou Mathak.

The individual disclosed that he was working under Tachou alias Ebai who is residing outside the state. He has been assigned to serve demand letters, extortion and kidnapping, it said.

The statement further stated that the same day a combined team of the Imphal East and West district police commandos arrested a cadre of the KCP (Pibarel) at around 6 pm from Singjamei Waikhom Leikai.

He has been identified as one Yumnam Rajen alias Chandra alias Korou, 41, s/o Y. Komol Singh of Langmeidong Mamang Leikai, stated the release.

On spot verification he disclosed that he was working under the command of s/s general secretary of the outfit. One 9 mm pistol having five live ammunitions has been recovered from his possession it said.

On the other hand, another statement issued by the SP Thoubal district police claimed that a team of the district commandos arrested one cadre of the PULF yesterday around 6:30pm while conducting a search operation at Shikhong bazaar.

The arrested cadre is identified as one Md. Warish Khan alias Ibungo alias Shaiba, 20, s/o Md. Etobi of Shikhong Hanuching Manak.

A 9mm pistol with magazine containing two live ammunitions were recovered from his possession, it said.

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IIM Shillong to conduct managerial skill development training under DoNER fundings

IMPHAL, May 25: The union minister DoNER, B K Handique, will be inaugurating a programme “Developing Managerial Skill for Entrepreneurship” at IIM Shillong on July 2. The programme will be… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 25: The union minister DoNER, B K Handique, will be inaugurating a programme “Developing Managerial Skill for Entrepreneurship” at IIM Shillong on July 2. The programme will be conducted by the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong through its Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CEDNER).
An emailed statement of the ministry has stated that the ministry of DoNER has sanctioned an amount of Rs.79.15 lacs for this programme for training 60 youths from the region.  The Course will deal with developing managerial skills among the new generation of entrepreneurs of the region. The program is supported under the “Technical assistance and Capacity Building Scheme” administer by the Ministry of DoNER, added the statement.
The ministry of DoNER and the North Eastern Council has collaborated with the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong to offer a range of short term skill development programmes encompassing the different areas of Management, Entrepreneurship, Tourism, Hospitality, among many others, from this financial year onwards, it stated.
According to the statement, this partnership is a result of the initiative of Bijoy Krishna Handique, union minister of DoNER and chairman, NEC who has been actively pursuing the agenda of involving the premier institutes in the North Eastern Region like IIM, IIT and Tata Institute of Social Sciences in the process of nurturing the human resources in the NER.
According to the statement BK Handique mentioned that “We have a larger roadmap in mind to continuously train youths from the Region with a focus on increasing their employability. The institutes like IIM, IIT and TISS are well positioned to cater to the training needs of the Region in addition to their regular courses. We have requested them to develop such courses and we have been able to make considerable headway in designing some. Our Ministry and its affiliated organisations like NEC will wholly sponsor these courses. I am hopeful that this development will bring some respite to the larger problem of unemployment in Region”.
The Ministry of DoNER had earlier announced a one and a half months programme in association with IIT Guwahati to train 30 Engineers from Assam Irrigation Department on “Mitigation of River Bank Erosion”, it added.

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AFC course

IMPHAL, May 26: Puyam Sunilkumar and Laishram Premjit Meitei have been allowed by the AIFF to attend AFC `C`™ Course to be held at Imphal from June 7 to 22…. Read more »

IMPHAL, May 26: Puyam Sunilkumar and Laishram Premjit Meitei have been allowed by the AIFF to attend AFC `C`™ Course to be

held at Imphal from June 7 to 22. A AMFA release said the dou have to confirm their attendence on or before May 29 at AMFA office.

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Uchida Amuk Hanjillu

IMPHAL May 27: `Uchida Amuk Hanjillu` a stage production performed by the artist of People`™s Arts and Dramatic Association (PADA), Top Khongnang Makhong, will be presented in Navarang National Children… Read more »

IMPHAL May 27: `Uchida Amuk Hanjillu` a stage production performed by the artist of People`™s Arts and Dramatic Association (PADA), Top Khongnang Makhong, will be presented in Navarang National Children Theatre Festival 2011 which will be held from June 3rd till 9th at Kerela, said a press release by the Secretary of the Association. The play was written by Warrepam Ratan Singh and was directed by Laisram Randhoni, the release added. A team comprised of 21 artist of the Association will leave for Kerela on May 31 for the participation in the festival, the release further mentioned.

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ACI launch nationwide massive Oral Cencer Awareness

IMPHAL, May 28: Apollo Cancer Institutes (ACI) has launched a nationwide massive Oral Cancer Awareness month starting from May 28. The primary focus of this campaign is to make people… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 28: Apollo Cancer Institutes (ACI) has launched a nationwide massive Oral Cancer Awareness month starting from May 28. The primary focus of this campaign is to make people aware about oral cancer and its prevention.

According to an emailed statement, the Apollo Cancer Institutes is organizing free oral screening camps in various cities in the north-eastern part of the country which will also include Imphal. Cancer specialists from various Apollo hospitals are participating in these camps to screen patients for any symptoms of oral cancer. Other activities like awareness ads, leaflet distribution and education program for local doctors are also being undertaken in this part of the country, the statement added.

The statement further stated that Dr Rupali Basu, chief executive officer, Eastern Region, Apollo Hospitals Group, said in a communication `Apollo Hospitals have been the frontrunners in providing the best cancer care in the country. Our hospitals are known for introducing new technologies and the team of cancer specialists are relentlessly offering their expertise and services to help our thousands of patients who need world class cancer care. We are committed to bring all treatment modalities to fight cancer in our hospitals`. She also added, `Apollo Cancer Institutes have undertaken a massive awareness drive to make people about Oral Cancer `“ Its causes, prevention and treatment. We are conducting our first oral cancer screening camp at Imphal today`.

According to the statement, Dr Litan Naha Biswas, consultant Radiation Oncology of Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital, Kolkata is in Imphal to screen the patients who are attending the screening camp. He said,` we all know the best way to beat oral cancer is by detecting it early. This is especially important for those who chew tobacco, smoke cigarettes, use snuff, and/or consume alcohol`. According to him one must get himself/herself screened immediately if they have persistent skin lesion, lump or ulcer in the mouth area, lump on the neck, pain in the neck or throat, numbness in the face, frequent headaches, and difficulty in swallowing or chewing.

Oral cancer usually demands a combination of treatments like surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. That`™s why, instead of an individual doctor, the fight against oral cancer needs a small army of professionals. Like a medical oncologist, a radiation specialist and a surgical oncologist. Each an expert in his/her field and work together, it added.

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Meitei Council Moreh

IMPHAL, May 29: The Meitei Council Moreh in a statement expressed that the indefinite bandh imposed along the NH-39, Imphal to Moreh, by Leibi Village authority has adversely affected the… Read more »

IMPHAL, May 29: The Meitei Council Moreh in a statement expressed that the indefinite bandh imposed along the NH-39, Imphal to Moreh, by Leibi Village authority has adversely affected the public and people living on daily trade.

It said that if the bandh continues the people will be left to starve. The MCM further appealed the Leibi Village authority to adopt another means considering the hardship of the people and also urged the state Government to intervene on the genuine demand and sort an amicable solution.

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Potholes Return

The monsoon has just set in. The state has seen a few days of intermittent but heavy downpours in the past fortnight. Sorry evidences of this are already making their… Read more »

The monsoon has just set in. The state has seen a few days of intermittent but heavy downpours in the past fortnight. Sorry evidences of this are already making their appearances everywhere. The leakages on the roof of the three Khwairamband Keithels, the collapse of the stretch of the retaining wall along the Nambul River near Takyel are two very prominent ones, but there are plenty more, and ones which are much more widespread. In Imphal area alone, during the showers many areas were water-logged, and when these flood waters receded, they left many roads with their black toppings either washed off or else loosened beyond redemption and ready to fall off once heavy traffic resume on them. At the Kongba Road for instance, adjacent to the Andro Parking, a huge and deep pothole has appeared, and its girth is widening slowly but continuously in the absence of any effort by the concerned authorities to repair it. As we had noted before the onset of the rains, the innards of the road at this point was already becoming visible because of the wearing off of the thin bitumen coat over it. The rains are now devastating it, soaking and softening the compact earth and gravel foundation under the road.
Since the rains have started, the repair work now probably have to wait till the dry seasons, but the unfortunate thing is, by then the road at this point would have been cut diagonally by the expanding pothole. There are also other spots on this stretch of road which had been soaked and weakened by logged water and it is anybody’s guess that more potholes would appears at these spots sooner than later during this monsoon. The question is, why were no effort made to repair these weak spots before the onset of monsoon. A stitch in time would have definitely saved nine. Now, at the end of the monsoon, major and expensive repair work would have to be done, unless the government intends keeping the potholes for commuters to tackle as they would. This too is quite likely, for though it calls itself a welfare government, governments in Manipur has had no scruples about causing the ordinary citizens imminently avoidable harangues.
The authorities ought to have noticed too that where the black toppings of the roads are most vulnerable to peeling off during monsoon are those portions where the roads do not have parallel drainage systems running alongside them. When the rains come, the rain water having no drains to run into, take the paths of least resistance, and these, most often than not, become the roads themselves. We wonder how roads came to be built without any accompanying water drainage mechanism. It is inconceivable that the government did not know this is like buying buckets without handles to carry them. But whatever its reasons, ignorance or neglect, the brunt always get being borne by everybody. The government should also worry about the recurring repair cost this neglect is causing the public exchequer. The problem is, not many, not the least those in the government, are worried about exhausting the public exchequer unnecessary, after all, the attitude has always been, public property is nobody’s property.
There is another way the roads get spoilt and potholes appear in them. In the last couple of decades, with the increase of traffic volume on our roads, Imphal roads in particular have had to be widened several times with the result that municipal water pipelines which once upon a time ran parallel to the roads a meter away from them, have now come to buried under the roads. To provide connection to any consumer, the roads would now have to be dug up. After these connections are made, the earth filling is never firm, leaving the roads broken and ready to be destroyed by the next monsoon. The question is, when these roads were being widened, the authorities ought to have also constructed connection points to these pipelines which protruded beyond the breath of the road so that the roads can be left untouched when new connections are made. We wonder again why the government has still not realised that in the conduct of these enterprises, close coordination between its various concerned organs is vital. As of now, many of them continue to work at wasteful cross purposes. When will the citizens ever get to see a sane administration which cares for their welfare and conveniences?

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