Source: Hueiyen News Service / Geetchandra Loitongbam
Imphal, August 24 2009:
Over 65 projects sanctioned by the Centre during the last three year could not taken up progressively owing to various reasons among which most importantly due to bad law and order situation and limited technical experts.
A source informed Hueiyen Lanpao that Union ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has sanctioned 92 projects since 1998-99 for implementation in Manipur.
The total amount sanctioned for the said projects was Rs 891.14 crore.
But only 27 projects could be completed while remaining 65 projects are yet not complete.
The projects are mean for development of infrastructures of various sectors like he power, water supply, road communication, health, sports, education and minor irrigations, the source disclosed.
In the north eastern states of the country DoNER has sanctioned a total of 666 projects including projects sanctioned for the state of Manipur.
Out of this total projects 402 could not be taken up progressively owing to different reasons.
Among other reasons, delay in the release of funds by the state government concerns to the work agencies implementing the projects, law and order problems and limited technical experts.
The source also said that DoNER ministry is funding to the infrastructure development projects in the north eastern region including that in Manipur from the Non-Lapsable Pools of Central Resource (NLPCR) above the projects funded by the North Eastern Council (NEC).
On the other hand, during the 11 five year plan period, Centre is investing funds to the road communication and railways for the improvement of the road connectivity in the north eastern region.
The Centre with the objective formulated a scheme special accelerated road development programme for north eastern region.
The scheme targeted to improve 2,616 km with a fund allocation of around Rs 16,286 crore.
The first phase is targeted to complete by 2021-13 .
The source also said that for the improvement air service in the region, Centre is targeting to improve 10 airports in the region.
The airports include Imphal, Guwahati, Dimapur, Tezpur, jorhat, Dimapur, Lilabari, Agartala, Silchar and Shillong.