Imphal, July 30: Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh has visited this morning the site of National Sports University at Koutruk in Imphal. He was accompanied by State Works Minister Thongam Biswajit, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Letpao Haokip, Chief Secretary R R Rashmi, Commissioner(Works) Kangjam Radhakumar, Commissioner(Youth and Sports) Hawaibam Dileep and other senior officers of the two departments.
The Chief Minister appealed the local people who were welcoming him and his team on the visit to fully cooperate in the development activities of the National Sports University. He also assured them to construct a market shed at the area and asked the local people to look for proper site for the construction of the market. He further said, the market will become an indispensable infrastructure when the Sports University is started.
Regarding the outbreak report of Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis in Churachandpur District of the State, the Chief Minister said, an emergency meeting was held yesterday at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat yesterday to closely monitor the situation. He further said, a 15-member medical team including AYUSH Doctors has been sent to the District with necessary medicine to contain the outbreak of the diseases. He also said, about 80 persons who are suspected to be infected by the diseases will be picked up from the remote locations and vehicles had already been sent for the purpose.
The Chief Minister also appealed the people not to get panic as only two persons affected by Dengue and one person affected by Swine Flu have died so far and state administer has taken up adequate measures to contain the situation. He also said, fever detector machines will be kept at Behiang in Churachandpur and at the check posts of Jiribam bordering Assam and Indo-Myanmar border town Moreh of the State as a special measure to check Swine Flu affected people coming into the State.
Later, the Chief Minister inspected the construction works of Ibudhou Marjing tourist complex at Heingang Hills in Imphal East district.
The components of the complex are a gigantic polo statue atop Heingang Hill, a cafeteria, garden, approach road, parking and Marjing temple.
