Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 19 2010:
Objecting to alleged illegal transaction of money to Commander 36 TF (GREF) C/O-99-A PO, Commander 765-BRTF C/O-99-APO and Chief Engineer of PWD, Govt of Manipur by Vodafone, Aircel, BSNL and Airtel in connection laying Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) along NH-53 and NH-39, complaint have been lodged for doing justice to the affected land owners.
In a memorandum submitted to the DCs of Senapati and Tamenglong district, Land and Properties Owners Association, NH-53/39 clarified that it has not arrived at any agreement on handing over the land to the State or the Central Govt and failure of providing the land compensation to the owners has caused lot of difficulties.
In such a situation, the money which had been given should be taken back and handed over to the affected land owners.
Otherwise, all the OFC from the tribal hill areas would be removed, the Association also cautioned the directors of the mobile service providers.