CEM, CADC visits Chawngte Rural Drinking Water Supply Project site to see work being started

Kamalanagar, 04 November, 2021: Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, Chief Executive Member, Chakma Autonomous District Council accompanied by Dg. Bindulal A. Chakma, JE, PHED today visited the Chawngte Rural Drinking Water Supply Scheme at Sadarachuk, about 2 km from Kamalanagar proper, to see work being started.

The project at a cost of Rs.9 Crore is an outcome of consistent effort of the present authority of CADC under the leadership of Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma.

The water crisis of Kamalanagar town area, headquarters of CADC, has grown over the years due to increase in population of the town. The present capacity of the PHED fall short by far to meet the daily water requirement of the residents of the town with a population of more than 15,000. Despite many areas of the town still to be covered with water pipe connection this is the situation. Presently, in the lean season a household gets water once in about a month.

With the completion of the project the crisis for potable water for the residents of Kamalanagar town including Chawngte area would be a thing of the past. It is expected to be completed by next year and will have a capacity to cater to a population of 28,152. The installation will have a capacity to produce 10,20,000 litres of water per day. Water will be sourced from river Toijong which will involve construction of a water infiltration gallery below the river bed from which water will be pumped to the water treatment plant for purification. The project also includes free water connection for the uncovered area Kamalanagar and Chawngte area.

Deputy Commissioner held meeting at Kamalanagar on Covid Vaccination

Kamalanagar, 14 October, 2021: Dr. Andrew H. Vanlaldika, Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai District today held a meeting on enhancing the rate of Covid Vaccination within CADC area which was attended by Dr. Rinisha Chakma, Medical Officer, Chawngte CHC, Dr. Ujana Chakma, Medical Officer, Chawngte CHC, Pu C. Lalhruaitluanga, DIPRO, Lawngtlai, Shri Rattan Kumar, SDPO, Chawngte, Dg. Prabin Chakma, IPRO, CADC, Dr. Jyotir Moy Chakma, President, CYCA, Dgb. Monika Chakma, President, CMS, Dg. Chitta Ranjan Chakma, Secretary, MBA and Pu HC Vanlalruatpuia, President, CYLA.

The Deputy Commissioner addressing the meeting reported that the rate of vaccination against Covid is the lowest in Lawngtlai District of all the districts in Mizoram. He has expressed concern for the low rate of vaccination in the district especially Chawngte sub-division and enquired the reason from the members attending the meeting.

Though hesitation to take the vaccine in the initial phases was partly attributed to the low rate of vaccination, the difficulty to access remote areas due to the monsoon has been considered the main cause. The medical department expressed hope to improve the rate with gain of accessibility as the winter approaches and roads are restored.

The DC sought the cooperation of all especially of the NGOs for enhancing the vaccination rate and he has assured of all possible helps from his end for the purpose. He has urged the NGOs to prepare awareness video clips in local language in cooperation with the medical officer of Chawngte, CHC.

As per report presented by Dr. Rinisha Chakma 68% of the target population has been vaccinated with the 1st dose while only 6-7 thousand of the target population (under the jurisdiction of Chawngte CHC covering northern half of CADC including Chawngte-P, Chawngte-L, Hmunlai, Rualalung, Lungrang, Zehteh & Sumsilui) have completed the 2nd dose.

Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma becomes the new CEM of CADC for a second time of this term of 10th CADC

Kamalanagar, 14 October, 2021: Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council with effect from 09.10.2021 was sworn-in today in a function organized in the CADC Art & Culture Hall, Kamalanagar attended by MDCs, CADC officials, village council and NGO leaders.

The Oath of Affirmation and Oath of office and secrecy was administered by Dr. Andrew H. Vanlaldika, Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai District who arrived today from Lawngtlai for the purpose.

Dangu Rasik Mohan Chakma being administered the oath of office by Dr. Andrew H. Vanlaldika, DC, Lawngtlai

For Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma this is his second time to be appointed as CEM of CADC during this term of 10th CADC in taking over from Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma, MDC who resigned from the post of CEM, CADC in the first week of this month.

He has expressed thanks to his colleague MDCs in reposing their confidence in him once again to lead the administration of CADC.

He has hailed the present District Council with all the 20 Members belonging to the MNF party as unprecedented achievement and termed it as opposition-free government.

Speaking on the occasion he lamented the political affairs of CADC, of the last one month as a blot in the history of CADC which had witnessed outrageous arbitrary abuse of power disqualifying Members with absolute disregard of the rules while adding and assuring all present on the occasion that under his leadership he shall not allow ‘the guardian/potector of the rule book to become the violator’.

In the second year of this term, in January 2019, Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma took over from Dg. Shanti Jiban Chakma as CEM, CADC when the former proved his majority in a Trust Vote conducted by the Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai at the behest of the Governor. After about two years, in April, 2021, Dg. Durjyo Dhan Chakma, MDC took over from Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma following the later resigning from the post. Dg. Durjyo Dhan Chakma remained in office for about six months to replace him again by Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma.

CADC Monsoon Session 2021 held peacefully

Kamalanagar, 04 October, 2021: The Chakma Autonomous District Council Monsoon Session initially scheduled on 20th August 2021 and later deferred circumstantially was held today peacefully in the backdrop of a political crisis that has been brewing for the last one and half month.

The political crisis has taken a new development with the resignation of Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma yesterday from the office of Chief Executive Member, CADC. He has been in office for about six months having assumed the office of CEM on 6th April, 2021 after Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma resigned from the post.

With the resignation of Dg. Durjya Dhan Chakma, CEM, CADC the Executive Committee, CADC was rendered dissolved and hence, todays Session was held without transaction of any business in the absence of an Executive Committee. The new development requires that a new Executive Committee is formed at the earliest.

The chairman addressing the Session today informed the members that Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC has been elected yesterday as the new Leader of the CADC MNF Legislature Party.

Rule 22(2) of the CADC (Constitution and Conduct of Business, etc.) Rule, 2002 has it that the leader of the largest legislature party having majority of MDCs shall be appointed as the CEM, CADC.

Notification: CADC Monsoon Session

The Chairman, Chakma Autonomous District Council is pleased to summon the Members of the 10th Chakma Autonomous District Council to sit for the Monsoon Session, 2021 to be commenced from 4th October (Monday), 2021 at 10:30 A.M. in the Session Hall of the Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar.

All business, official and non-official admitted earlier shall be taken up without admitting any fresh business thereby.

Sd/- MOHAN CHAKMA
Chairman
Chakma Autonomous District Council
Kamalanagar.

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Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC, CADC disqualified as Member of District Council

Kamalanagar, 20 September, 2021: Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, Member of District Council, Chakma Autonomous District Council was disqualified today of his membership as MDC by the Chairman, CADC Dg. Mohan Chakma on charges of having breached the provisions of Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution and Conduct of Business, etc.) Rules, 2002 and provision of Rules of Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Legislative Assembly Act, 1999.

He has been found to have drawn simultaneously salary as MDC and pension of MLA as well. The matter has been brought to the notice of the Chairman, CADC in the form of complaints by Dg. Onish Moy Chakma, MDC about a year back and recently, by five MDCs; acting upon which the Chairman issued show cause notice to Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma three days back.

The explanation submitted by Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma have been found to be unsatisfactory and hence, guilty of the charges which prompted the Chairman to take this punitive measure of disqualifying him of his membership as MDC.

All benefits and privileges due to an MDC shall stand withdrawn from him due to the disqualification for a period of five years.

Dg. Rasik Mohan Chakma, MDC and Adviser To CEM, CADC served show cause notice

Kamalanagar, 17 September, 2021: Shri Mohan Chakma, the Hon’ble Chairman, Chakma Autonomous District Council issued a show cause notice to Rasik Mohan Chakma today in the wake of separate complaints lodged by Onishmoy Chakma, MDC and jointly by five other MDCs seeking explanation on his alleged violation of Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Conduct of Business etc.) Rules 2002 and Section 15(5)(c) of the Mizoram Salaries, Allowances and Pension of the members of Legislative Assembly Act, 1999.

The Chairman sought clarification giving three days time on why he shall not be disqualified for allegedly violating the established rules tantamount to office of profit. Rasik Mohan Chakma was a member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2006 till he tendered his resignation as MLA subsequent to passing of the Mizoram State Legislature Members’ (Removal of Disqualification) (Amendment) Bill 2006 which forbids MLA to simultaneously hold the position of Chief Executive Member of an Autonomous District Council.

However, Rasik Mohan Chakma was re-elected as Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council in 2018 and thereafter elected leader of the Legislature party before assuming the office of the Chief Executive Member in early 2019 till April 2020.

Councillors in their complaint letter alleged that Rasik Mohan Chakma committed offence of criminal misconduct for drawing pension of Legislator and simultaneously drawing the salaries and all other admissible allowances as the Chief Executive Member of Chakma Autonomous District Council for the period July 2019 to January 2020 which is in gross violation of the Acts & Rules mentioned earlier and entails for disqualification from membership of District Council under Rule 12(1)(a) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Conduct of Business etc.) Rules, 2002.