Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 15, 2010:
Taking serious note of the alleged erratic power supply in Ukhrul district, the Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong has today asserted that such failure of the Government to ensure adequate power supply in the district has caused unmeasurable hardship to student community especially those appearing HSLC and HSSLC Examinations 2010. The irresponsible act of the Government tantamount to conspiring of degrading the status of tribal Students and is nothing short of denying the fundamental right to Education to the students hailing from the hill districts of the State, said a release of the student body.
Adequate and efficient power supply should be ensured without bias attitude to both the valley and hill areas of Manipur, the release suggested.
In view of the ongoing exams the Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong has earlier appealed the department concerned to extend every possible help to ensure adequate power supply in the district but such initiative had fallen into deaf ear, the student body rued.
Coupled with this problem is the deplorable condition of roads in Ukhru1 headquarters between Dungrei Junction and Awung Tang filled with innumerable potholes which has remained undressed for too long, it alleged urging the concerned of indulging into various forms of agitation if the people's grievances are not addressed at the earliest.