Imphal, May 9 : Aspersion has been cast on the State Govt over its manner of utilising the fund released by Union Ministry of Agriculture under its National Bamboo Mission for taking up bamboo plantation in Tamenglong, Churachandpur and Chandel districts after the devastating phenomenon of bamboo flowering.
Addressing a press conference in this connection at the office of Manipur Hill Areas Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association at Mantripukhri this afternoon, Association chairman HK Vaiphei informed that representatives of the Association have gone to different places of the Bamboo flowering affected Tamenglong, Churachandpur and Chandel districts to inspect the works purportedly being taken up by the Forest Dept of the State Govt.
However, it was found out that the Forest Dept has not taken up anything.
Consequently, based on the report of the inspection team, an application had been submitted to the Commissioner of Rights to Information to provided informations on the works that have been purportedly taken up by the Forest Dept in these three affected districts.
According to the informations provided, a sum of Rs 191.30 under SPA and another sum of Rs 190.82 under the Central sponsored scheme have been released/sanctioned for the purpose of replanting bamboos covering over an area of 2640 hectares in the three districts.
However, contrary to the information provided, the inspection team of the Association came across that not even 10 hectares of area have been covered so far, the chairman said, while expressing serious concern over the manner of utilising the function sanctioned by the State Govt.
TSE
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