IT News
Imphal, June 9:
Chief Minister N. Biren Singh today interacted with officials of Revenue and Forest Department at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to discuss issues regarding implementation of the provisions of the Manipur Land Revenue and Land ReformsAct, 1960.
The interaction programme was attended by Chief Secretary Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary V. Vumlunmang, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Dr. A.K. Joshi, Commissioner (Water Resources) T. Ranjit, Secretary (Revenue) Namoijam Kheda Varta, Deputy Commissioners, Sub-Divisional Officers, Sub-Deputy Collectors and Mandals among others.
During the interaction programme, the Chief Minister maintained that Government officials don’t belong to any particular community. Rather, they are obliged to serve the public irrespective of community and religion.He urged all the officials to work with sincerity and transparency to save the forest and paddy lands of the State.
N. Biren Singh stressed the need of the concerned officials to make the public aware of certain Acts implemented to conserve the forest and agricultural lands. Manipur, being a small landlocked State with certain uncertainties like landslides and floods, it is imperative to save our paddy land and increase our produce to become self reliant.
Continuing that there are instances of overlapping jurisdiction of land between Revenue and Forest Department and issues of Dag Chithas on Reserved Forest Areas, he expressed concern that such activities would hinder the development of the State creating tension among people.
He urged the officials to rectify any wrong deeds done earlier so that our precious forest and agricultural land could be saved timely.
Some officials also presented their views and suggestions to effectively implement the relevant Acts to conserve forest and agricultural land. They also expressed the problems they faced while carrying out their duties.
