Development / Manipur

Imphal, January 27: The Village Chief Association of Nungba has expressed its heartfelt gratitude to the SPF Ministry for signing the MoU for early construction of Tipaimukh dam and stated that it has been the long cherished dream of the people of Manipur particularly the people of Tipaimukh and Nungba, where the dam is to be constructed. The people of these most backward and neglected areas will have a chance to see the light of development and modern civilization with the construction of the Tipaimukh dam, Nungba Sub-Division Village Council, chairman KP Meirijin and secretary Tingkaolung...

Imphal, January 25: Mass protest rallies under the banner of the Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam taken out simultaneously at Tamenglong Headquarters, Luangba (Nungba) and Luangmai (Noney) yesterday denounced the MoU signed between the Government of Manipur and the North East Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for construction of the Hydro Electrical Project at Tipaimukh along Manipur-Mizoram border. Nearly 650 villagers including school students, non-Manipuri shopkeepers took part in the rally held at Luangmai (Noney). They carried placards and banners with imposing wordings like 'We oppose...

IMPHAL, Jan 23 ? A huge rally across Tamenglong district of Manipur would be taken out tomorrow to protest against the proposed construction of multi-crore Tipaimukh dam at the trijunction of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam, Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam (CATD) said today, reports PTI.

The CATD said in a statement that rally, public meetings and processions would be organised in the district to protest against the proposed dam for which a memorandum of understanding had been signed by the Manipur Government and North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation recently.

In another statement...

Imphal, January 22: To remove the phumdis which have got a strangle hold on Loktak lake; plans are afoot to divert the phumdis to Manipur river through a canal to be constructed at Tera Khunou Khong Ahanbi in Mayang Imphal Assembly constituency. Earlier the phumdis were diverted towards Khordak river when the major rivers of the State are in spate and when the water level of Loktak rises appreciably. But since this has not worked satisfactorily, the State Government has decided to construct the canal at Tera Khunou Khong Ahanbi and divert the phumdis to Manipur River. To get a first hand...

Imphal, January 22: Zeliangrong Students' Union, Manipur (ZSUM) has registered its strong opposition to the construction of Tipaimukh dam by contending that the proposed dam would harm the land and the people for generations come. 'We, the Zeliangrong Students' Union, Manipur and the whole community do not want our land and our future to be annihilated in the name of development,' ZSUM secretary Thuanrei Phaomei said. He questioned, 'If the Govt of India and the State Government do not take the confidence of our people now how can we trust that the proposed Tipaimukh dam will be for our...

Imphal, January 13: With the Centre agreeing to provide adequate security, work at the Loktak Downstream is poised to kick off soon. The Loktak Downstream has been stalled for the last couple of years over payment of land compensation and security cover. Disclosing this, a source from the State Power Department said that the Centre gave the assurance to provide adequate security cover during a meeting held at New Delhi in December last year. The meeting presided by the Secretary (Power) Government of India, RV Shahi was attended by AK Jain, Additional Power Secretary, Anil Razdan, Joint...

Imphal, Jan. 12: At a time when it appeared that all hurdles in the way of the Tipaimukh project had been cleared, a group persistently opposing the power project is now preparing a resistance movement against the dam. The Committee against Tipaimukh Dam has resolved to organise public rallies and bandhs on National Highway 53.

The anti-dam front comprises several environmental groups, including those belonging to the Zeliangrong community, that would be most affected by the project. The Manipur government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Neepco to start work on the project. The...

Imphal, January 11: Despite staunch resistance by the Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam and threat to launch agitations, the State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the implementing agency of Tipaimukh Multi-Purpose Project, Northeastern Power Corporation (NEEPCO) at New Delhi. Even as a meeting of the Committee held today at the conference hall of MBC, Imphal resolved to organize public rallies, bandh on NH 53, seminars and other agitational steps if the State Government signed the MoU, State Power Secretary, Rajesh Kumar had already struck the deal with NEEPCO officials...

Imphal, January 10: As a fall out of the Indo-Myanmar Trade Agreement, many goods, consumable as well as non consumable brought in from across the border have become almost an essential household items in every Manipuri family with the goods over-flooding the markets of Manipur. Apart from foodstuff's, many of the traditional household goods used in a Manipuri family have been slowly and steadily substituted by goods made and brought in from the other side of the border. When the free trade agreement was signed, only 22 items were covered within its ambit. But now a wide range of foreign goods...

Imphal, December 22: The bilateral relations with some of India's neighboring countries like Myanmar has improved due to the initiatives taken by the Ministry of External Affairs and the government is pleased O Ibobi said addressing the 50th meeting of the National Development Council held yesterday at the national capital. Initiatives should be taken to enable the NE states to draw benefits from the trade with the South East Asian countries he said. The country should continue to assist her neighbors to establish structural linkages with the bordering NE states he said. He supported the...