Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 09, 2009:
Tamenglong Public Forum while alleging the District Fishery Department of misappropriating the funds sanctioned for fishery development in the district, urged the general public and concerned higher authority to cooperate with the body in bringing out the malpractices in light.
Maintaining that lakhs of money have been released by the Central Government for implementation of Fish Farmers Development Agency, the forum alleged that not even a single pisiculture project has been implemented in the district so far.
The body further alleged that the Department purchased fishes from the farmers of valley areas and exhibited at the stalls of Tamenglong district during fish melas organised in connection with Ningol Chakkouba every year.
If it continues, the forum cautioned, there is no need for setting up of so many ngayok marups in the district.