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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 10:
With the objective of highlighting suffering and plight of the citizens a Tamil Nadu native arrived here today enroute to his mission on foot.
The trekker Mohana Krishnan, a social activist from Thiruballar district of the southern State is said to have set out on his mission from New Delhi on January 15 this year and so far reached 17 States in the before his arrival here.
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His mission include spreading the message that inspite of India making rapid strides in many fields many regions are being neglected where poverty, poor transport facility and deprivation of citizens' rights have been severely denting progress.
Mohana narrated that during his march in the Manipur section of his endeavour he crossed about 26 villages in the hills during which he was emotionally stirred on seeing poor living conditions of the people which is no different from many such neglected pockets in his place of origin.
Recounting that scenes of deprivation he came across during his Churachandpur leg brought back memories of his village Menambedu Ambattur where economic stagnation have been posing great threat on his people's survival.
Having covered 12,529 kilometres so far, Mohana Krishnan said he will leave for Nagaland tomorrow and on completing his journey in the North Eastern region would proceed for the States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Chhattisgarh before his mission culminates at the national capital.
In New Delhi his agenda include meeting the Prime Minister and narrating woeful living condition of people in the neglected region in general and his village in particular.
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