Govt studies extending aid to drivers

IMPHAL, May 21(TSE) : As there is no possibility of bringing in trucks and other vehicles currently stranded at different places outside the State in the next couple of days, the State Government has studied about extending all possible assistance to the marooned drivers and their assistants.
Trucks and other vehicles currently stationed at different places outside the State will have to wait until the Singhat-Sinzawl-Tuivai road is developed at least to a passable stage from the existing condition.
An official meeting held in the office chamber of Transport Minister L Jayantakumar last morning discussed about what the Government can do for the stranded drivers and their assistants.
The meeting was attended by representatives of petroleum product transporters, truck operators as well as inter-State bus service operators.
The transporters proposed the State Government to take up necessary measures like extension of medical facility to the drivers and assistants stranded at Silchar and Jiribam, arrangements of proper parking lots and reduction of latrine/toilet charge to Rs 30 from the current rate of Rs 100 per day at Silchar IOC depot.
The meeting also deliberated on bringing all the stranded vehicles at one go this time along Singhat-Sinzawl-Tuivai road before developing the same road to be a traffic worthy one, at least by the minimum standard in the next two/three days.
It further discussed about conducting a final survey of Singhat-Sinzawl-Tuivai by a joint team comprising of the PWD, Transport Department, CAF & PD Department, BRO officials and representatives of transport organisations.


Five officials in the docks
S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, May 21(TSE): Arrest warrant has been issued against five officials for failing to report for duty on the first day of despatching polling personnel for the first phase of ADC polls, by invoking the Represen-tation of the Peoples Act, 1951.
The Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur, Jacintha Lazarus in a memo to the Superintendent of Police asked the latter to immediately arrest five Go- vernment employees for failing to perform the duties assigned to them. The erring officials were identified as Rajendro Singh, Vungzagen H/S; Kamkhojam, Matalambulane Jr H/S; Thiyam Probinokumar Singh, newly appointed ADC teacher; Mangcha Haokip, newly appointed ADC teacher; and Seikolen, newly appointed ADC teacher.