Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday said that the state has seen positive changes in the field of development despite facing many hurdles such as the COVID pandemic and others.
He made the statement during the inaugural programme of Alternate Housing Complex at National Game Village, Langol.
Stressing on the importance of a bright future generation, he also said that conflict in the state is due to failure of past generations.
The inauguration programme was organised by Manipur Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD), on Thursday.
The Planning and Development Authority, Manipur, is the implementing agency of the housing complex, which is constructed at the cost of around Rs 58 crore. The project is funded by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) and the State Government.
CM Biren said that the state had witnessed positive changes in the field of development, despite various challenges and hurdles like COVID pandemic and others.
“This is just the beginning of development; many other development works are in progress. It will be possible with cooperation and support of public”, CM Biren said. Informing that the housing complex had been constructed at the cost of around Rs 58 crore, he added that the construction work was completed in less than two years.
He informed that the government had identified certain sites along foothills, where agriculture activities could not be taken up, adding that similar projects would be taken up at the identified sites.
The state government has plans to construct another view tower at Langol hills, apart from the two view towers which had already been constructed. He also mentioned the plan to connect the view towers with the Recreation Centre adjoining the Lamphelpat Waterbody by cable car, he informed.
He stressed on environmental degradation that causes huge loss to human society, due to large scale deforestation and urged the public not to encroach the reserved forest areas.
MAHUD commissioner M Joy, giving details about the alternate housing complex, informed that the complex is being constructed at an area of 2.16 acre of land. The buildings are constructed using Light Gauge Steel Frame (LGSF), he said, adding that the LGSF technology has the benefit of reduction of dead weight (60 per cent) compared to RCC buildings and is suitable for high seismic zones especially for places like Manipur falling under seismic zone-V.
He continued that the housing complex consists of five blocks, with a total of 180 dwelling units.
The inaugural programme was attended by ministers and MLAs and representatives of HUDCO and Nipani Infra & Industries Pvt. Ltd (NIIPL) among others.
