The upgradation of the 31.091 km Umrit to Umdu road in the Umling-Pathrkhmah stretch is a World Bank-funded externally aided project.

The meeting discussed at length different components of the policy that encompasses development of a holistic atmosphere for youth

Sangma said he is in Imphal to discuss party organisation and the prospect for the upcoming by-election in the 13 Assembly constituencies of Manipur.

NPF is one of the major coalition parties of the BJP-led state government.

The expulsion of Thangmilien Kipgen came two days after he was purportedly declared elected uncontested by the party’s returning officer for the term 2020-2023.

"I am pleased to appoint Kayisii as interim president of the NPP, Manipur state unit," NPP president Sangma said

The ‘U Tirot Sing Syiem Youth Achievement Award’ was conferred to five national youth awardees namely Kitboklang Nongphlang, Scaletty Lawriniang, Pranab Pariat, Empower Warbah and Andreas H Marwein who, since 2006, had received awards on various national platforms.

The organisation added that paddy has been damaged causing a major problem to farmers during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The NPP MLAs’ visit to the national capital comes a day after NPP chief Conrad Sangma and NEDA chief Himanta Biswa Sarma’s visit to Imphal, who held a series of meetings with the NPP MLAs and Chief Minister N Biren Singh among others.

According to a highly reliable source from NPP, Sangma had a close-door meeting with four of his MLAs, who had recently walked out from the BJP-led coalition government.