Kamalanagar, September 18: The 1st Battalion, the parent battalion of the CRPF deployed in Mizoram has arranged a community welfare programme today at Kamalanagar providing with safe drinking water devices at the Community Health Centre, Chawngte and Kamalanagar Public School, malaria detection kits to the public and installed a street solar light near Mahamuni Buddha Vihar junction. The water purifying devices were fitted to an overhead water tank mounted over a concrete platform.

 They have been rendering community services around the state, under the Civic Action Programme. Under the same programme, they have earlier in March 2010 distributed First Aid boxes with medicine, bookshelf with books and footballs at schools in Kamalanagar.

The Commandant of the Battalion Shri Vinay Kumar Tripathi took all the pain to come all over from Aizawl to grace the occasion and interacted with the local people, school children and college going students. He also paid a visit to a 25 years old Buddhist Temple at the heart of Kamalanagar and paid his homage. While speaking on the occasion he said that the Ministry of Home Affairs keeps fund provision to be utilized for the welfare of the community and so this year it was intended to provide safe drinking water besides other things. The Programme could be successful with the effort of Officer Commanding, Inspector S. N. Ojha with cooperation from the civil authority.

The Objective of the Civic Action Programme is to bridge the gap that exists between the Force community and the Civilians and create a cordial and healthy relation and bring about understanding and cooperation among the two. It is done with the hope that the programme of this nature would one day help change the perception of the people for the Force community from one of brute and coercion into one of security, help and a friend.

Kamalanagar, September 12: Assistances under 3rd and 4th phase of NLUP were distributed today at Kamalanagar to as many as 1100 families of Tuichawng MLA constituency. Earlier, in the month of August in a similar programme as many as 933 families received NLUP assistance under the 2nd phase. The distribution of the 3rd phase was an assurance given then. The 1st phase has covered as many as 2694 families under the Programme.

The programme of NLUP has been conceived by the current Congress led Government of Mizoram targeting the economically downtrodden section of the society to fight and eradicate poverty and give the people sustainable source of livelihood. The programme shall cover as many as 1.35 lakh families which shall involve about Rs.2,800.00 Crores.

Today’s programme was graced by Dangu Nirupam Chakma, Hon’ble local MLA as its Chief Guest and Dangu Dr. Buddha Dhan Chakma, Hon’ble CEM, CADC as Guest of Honour.

“The 4th phase which was actually supposed to be given later, was made possible today thanks to the Central Government and the State Government”, said Dangu Dr. B.D., Hon’ble CEM, CADC while speaking on the occasion. He expressed his happiness over the progress of works especiallyunder the Agri sector which he said are evident when a tour is taken around CADC.

The Hon’ble MLA while speaking on the occasion reminded the people that the Programme of NLUP was a part of the election manifesto of the Congress Party in their last Assembly Election and because of which he said the people have given them a mandate of 32 against 8 out of 40 assembly seats. He said, accordingly they have kept their electoral commitment and shall continue to work to the faith of the people of Mizoram. He further said the Congress Party is yet again ready with a new manifesto for the ensuing Assembly Election which is due by the end of this year and believes the people shall happily repose their faith in it.

While taking advantage of the occasion he said that land acquisition process, for the construction of the arterial road connecting Kamalanagar with Lunglei into double lane highway, has already started and contractors for the work which is to be funded by Wolrd Bank shall be selected by the month of January 2014. Blacktopping of the Chawngte-Diltlang road shall start by this year, he said. Rs.2.50 Crore has been sanctioned under MSDP for the establishment of an ITI Training Centre at Kamalanagar which shall empower the youth with vocational skill, he said. He shared with the audience the good news that Kamalanagar College shall soon be provincialized from Deficit status, which he said, has been approved by the Cabinet.

Kamalanagar, August 7: As many as 933 NLUP beneficiaries within Tuichawng cluster, with trade selection under Vety and Animal Husbandry, Industry, Fishery and Agriculture received assistance today in a programme held at the Art & Culture Hall of CADC, Kamalanagar. It was their second installment under the second phase of the programme.

The programme was graced by the Hon’ble local area MLA Dangu Nirupam Chakma as its Chief Guest who said that Tuichawng cluster has the highest number of beneficiaries under the programme with as many as 5491 families covered under it. Under the 3rd phase as many as 750 families shall start receiving assistance by September this year, he told. He urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the assistance being given to them to make themselves self sufficient. While it shall be the endevour of their Government in the next term if voted to power, he said, to create marketing opportunities for the beneficiaries. He said it will be a challenge for the Government of Mizoram to make NLUP a model to be emulated in rest of India.

The programme of NLUP has been conceived by the current Congress led Government of Mizoram targeting the economically downtrodden section of the society to fight and eradicate poverty and give the people sustainable source of livelihood. The programme shall cover as many as 1.35 lakh families which shall involve about Rs.2,800.00 Crores.

Kamalanagar, June 5: CADC with rest of the world today celebrated the World Environment Day with the launching of Green CADC Week on the occasion. The programme organized by the Environment and Forest Department, CADC in collaboration with “Tarum”- an environmental NGO based in CADC – was flagged off by the Hon’ble CEM, CADC Dr. Buddha Dhan Chakma.

Councilors, employees and students gathered in hundreds early in the morning to participate in the programme which started off with planting of seedlings supplied by the Forest Department along a stretch of about 5 km road from Kamalanagar-IV to New Secretariat Complex.

In the afternoon a cultural programme was organized to mark the day. School children from different schools performed on items based on environmental theme.

The CEM, CADC speaking on the occasion spoke about the implication of Global warming over the sustenance of life on this planet. The lost of forest cover within CADC is mainly attributable to our age old practice of Jhum cultivation which he said needs to be resolved through institutionalized policy. He said it shall be the endevour of his Government to introduce control over the way how jhum is currently practiced with cooperation from the leaders of the village councils. While speaking on the occasion he also expressed his hope over the newly formed environmental NGO “Tarum” of their contribution towards conservation and development of the environment.

Finally, at the end of the programme prizes of the inter school quiz contest conducted by Tarum earlier in the morning were distributed by Dangu Amarshriti Chakma, E/M i/c Environment and Forest. Dangu Lokkhijoy Chakma, President, Tarum made it a point that the time is running out and it’s high time to swing into action rather than simply laying down Acts and Rules.

Kamalanagar, June 1:The hon’ble Chief Executive Member, Chakma Autonomous District Council Dr. Buddha Dhan Chakma inaugurated the office building of District Council Conservator of Forest, CADC at kamalanagar today.

The construction of the building was sanctioned under 13th Finance Commission during 2011-12. The estimated cost of the building is about Rs.10.00 lakh as told by the DCCF, CADC in his brief report on the construction.

On the occasion the Forest Department organized a session for planting of seedlings around the office boundary which was set off by the hon’ble CEM.

The physician turned politician Dangu Dr. B. D. Chakma, Hon’ble CEM, CADC on the occasion spoke on the science of global warming and its link to our inability to protect our forest. One of his priorities, he said, shall be to rejuvenate and restore the lost forest cover under CADC. He also referred to the scarcity of water sources within CADC area being a consequence of rampant deforestation.