Imphal, November 06 2009: In connection with the proposal of setting an Integrated Check Post (ICP) near Moreh Gate no.1 with a view to improve the Indo-Myanmar trade activities, a high level Central team led by Director of Customs & Commerce and Industries, Government of India Dr VL Kantha Rao is scheduled to arrive at Imphal on November 8 .

Director (ICP) of Union Ministry of Home Affairs R Jaya; Customs Commissioner of North Eastern Region, Shillong SR Baruah; Executive Director of UBI TM Bhasim; Executive Engineer of Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Sanjeev Wackchure, Director of Union Ministry of DoNER SG Sharma and AGM of CBU, SBI VK Goyal are other members of the high level Central team which is due to arrive here.

After arrival at Imphal on November 8, the high level team would leave for Moreh on November 9 to attend a meeting with the State officials to discuss the issues related to setting of the Integrated Check Post near Moreh Gate no.1 .

The team would return to Imphal on the same day.

On the following day, the team would leave Imphal and head for Champhai district of Mizoram to inspect the preparation being made for setting up another ICP for development of Indo-Myanmar border activities there.

Although there is also a proposal for setting up an ICP in Champhai district, apprehension has been raised whether the Centre has given more weightage to Mizoram in view of the deteriorating law and order condition in Manipur.

The source also confided that taking into account shortage of rainfall this year, Agriculture Department would not recollect water pump sets that had been handed over to many farmers.

Rather Department personnel would routinely carry out inspection to ensure proper use of the water pumps, the source maintained.

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