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The said reservoirs are reportedly being constructed under the Augmentation of Urban Water Supply scheme with funds of around Rs 9,12,00,000 from the New Development Bank (NDB).
Raising the starred question during question hour of the ongoing third session of 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly on Monday, MLA Ranjit sought information from the water resource minister whether Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has provided drinking tap water to 75 per cent of the state.
Opposition MLA K Ranjit Singh appealed to the government through the assembly floor to press the Central government with the consent of MOS Minister RK Ranjan to solve the border fencing work at the earliest.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who is also the revenue minister, said 80 per cent of land record digitisation for both hills and valley have been completed.
Our Correspondent Imphal, Aug. 4 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday informed the House that National Medical Commission has given positive nod for Churachandpur Medical College, the first medical college in a hill district to start functioning with 100 MBBS seats from this year’s academic session and added that the commission has asked the state government to submit necessary documents. Biren Singh said this on the 10th day of the ongoing 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly. Singh while replying to a calling attention raised by Congress MLA K Ranjit Singh (Sugnu) regarding the custodial death of one goldsmith from Sagolband Kangabam Leikai on May 2 said that the state government had assured a job to the next of kin of the deceased on humanitarian ground and continued that job appointment order would be given after taking a cabinet decision by the end of this month. Works and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Govindas Konthoujam, while replying to the starred questions raised by MLA Paolienlal Haokip(Saikot) informed the house that the state government has started to process the construction of multi-storey government quarters and buildings at different locations to overcome the shortage of accommodation facility which is to be.
Our Correspondent Imphal, Aug. 3 (EMN): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday informed the assembly that there are a total of 2,743 revenue villages in the state and the state authority has received 55 other new applications seeking for village recognition as revenue districts of the state. The 55 new applications seeking village recognition as revenue districts include 26 from Tamenglong, 11 in Churachandpur, ten in Tengnoupal, six in Senapati and two in Kamjong districts. Biren Singh was replying to a question by opposition congress MLA K Ranjit Singh of Sugunu assembly constituency during the day’s question hour of the ongoing 12th Manipur legislative assembly. Expressing concern over declaration of the village as revenue village by a Principal Chief Conservator of Forest at his individual capacity in 2011, he also appealed to all bureaucrats in the present government to strictly implement the rule of law while giving recognition for new revenue villages in the state. He said, the state cabinet approval is required for declaring a revenue village after examining the recommendations by the Autonomous District Council, Tribal Affairs and Hills and Revenue departments. He said, ‘it is alarming to get to know that 1039 more villages are.
If liquor is legalised, then the state could collect a sum of around Rs 600 to Rs 700 crore approximately as state revenue from the fees of excise duty, value added tax and liquor license or permit, the Manipur chief minister said.