From Kaimuanthang
Lamka, Jul 28: Protesting the existence of overlapping census in the exercise for 2011 at many parts of the state and condemning the attempt at changing district boundary, a complaint has been raised through the newly formed Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, COPTAM, and a 12-hour Chakka Bandh called on July 29.

The bandh is to start from 6 am tomorrow. Medical services, electricity, water supply and the media have been exempted from the bandh.

Meanwhile, backing the Khuga dam local contractors in their fight for securing payment of their bills by the state government, the CDSU issued a press statement today stating that the Khuga dam had not been completed even after a lapse of 28 years.

The government instead of making efforts to ensure completion of the dam have sidelined it time and again.

The demands of the contractors and the manner of handling the issue had enraged all concerned with the result that the progress made in the construction was very tardy, it said.

All works at the dam site had stopped since April 20 this year, it further said adding due to the long-pending completion many of the dam structures had broken and needed repair.

Many undesireable incidents may take place if the government continues to remain silent towards the demands of the contractors, it said.