Day: September 1, 2012

Mail News Service
Imphal, Sep 1 : An application was filed to the State Public Information Officer/ Chief Engineer, Electricity Department, Government of Manipur request information under section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 by K Seityajit.
It was asked, “ In which Districts of Manipur,. the RGGVY (Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana) scheme are being implemented and carried out? Is it true that, under RGGVY scheme Package-B in Tamenglong District, works had been offered to a firm named-”M/S Shyama Power India Ltd.’ without tender. And, if not true; please give the details of the tenders of the said works. Kindly make available the names of the works which had been offered to the said ‘M/S Shyama Power Indian Ltd.’ from the year 2008 till date with date of issue of the work orders and date of the first bill payments. Whether normal proceedings and guidelines had been followed for the said works carried out by the firm.
2. What is the cost of construction of the LOKTAK PROJECT? When was the construction of the project work started? And, when was the COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION begun? How much of the ‘POWER UNITS YEAR WISE was generated since the very 1st day till date? Please provide the authenticated data recorded.
3. Important places and vital areas in the Churachandpur District, such as the District Administration Office, Offices/Departments of the State Government, District Hospital etc are not given the supply of the so called un-interrupted (V.I.P) line but it is given to certain areas such as New Lamka, specially the Khominthang area and Rengkai; what is the reason of it?
Please provide the Feeder Service Record maintained in the Office.
4 What benefits or good effects could bring by the previous drive of the Electricity Department against the unauthorised connections? While undertaking the drive, a girl was humiliated and the girl is uffering from Tension, Anxiety and Depression; thus admitted to the Psychiatric Department of RIMS for treatment. What was the follow-up action of the drive and of the girl career and life were shattered ?
5. If there arises any defect in the installed transformer and despite the repeated complaints for repairment or replacement, the Department took time months together, deceitfully saying- there is no transformer. Please provide the stock and issue position from 2007 to 2012 as maintained in the office stock register.
6. The LOKTAK PROJECT is not upto date. The system of operation and its machines, the infrastructures are all outlived. Why not the Govt. think and look into the matter for modernisation? As for example, the Reversible Pump Storage, installed and operated at the Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam LBPH of Andhra Pradesh. Do the state of Manipur ever had its Hydro-Power Policy as that of the Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir and Assam? If not please give the basic reason.
7. The Electronic Meters installed in every household consumers has of no much use. Why don’t it be replaced by the Electronic Meter Reading?
8. Why don’t it be planned to replace the conventional bulbs used in every household consumers by the LED, CFL bulbs for less energy consumption? If there is any plan, please provide the modus operandi.
9. The present position of energy supply to the domestic consumers by the Electricity Department is hardly 5 & 6 hours only in a day i.e., in 24 hours. The calculation shows 150 hrs & 180 hrs i.e., 6.25 days or 7.50 days say 8 days in month i.e., 30 days. The tax charged for the 8 days in a month is Rs 410. If calculated it comes to Rs 215 only per
month @ of 200 units per day. Why is it charging almost the double? The tax imposed to the consumers is drastically unreasonable. Surprisingly and amazingly, 8 days energy supply out of 30 days that too charging Rs 410 by a Department of Electricity of a State in this modern world could be a sorry specimen of wonders of the world in
this nuclear age. Why not the over charged taxes imposed on the innocent consumers be refunded? Please provide the audited annual income and expenditure statement of the Department for the last three years along with the annual Departmental Working Report for the”last three years.
10. Despite the Electricity Department had made it known to the public that the requirement of energy in the peak hours of summer is 110 MW and in the winter it is 180 MW, Why did the Department not show the requirement to the North Eastern Regional Loads Dispatch Control, Shillong by putting up the proposal for the above required MW till to-day? Is that the requirement of energy for the state of Manipur is below 100 MW or showing the surplus energy to take advantage of selling out by the officials which is the deemed share of the consumers? Because of these malpractices, the Micro, the Mini and the small Industries in the State are all strangled. The Department Is responsible for the failure of the industrial growth in the State. The Department is responsible for poor supply of energy in the State for the last many decades. This is the clear evidence of inefficiency.
The Head of the Department should take the moral responsibility and should resign from holding of the responsibility of the power Department.
Please provide the number of industrial units registered with the Electricity Department with the system of power supply to the units. And, why the Department not take up any specific steps to improve the power supply for so many years?
11. How many Sub-Stations of 132 KV Transmission, 33 KV Transmission and 11 KV Transmission are there in Manipur? How the Electricity Department do the Transformation of Energy and Wheeling Charge?
12. In other states the Employer Cost for the supply of energy is 30 paise only per unit -, and why in Manipur the Employer Cost is above Rs 3.00 (three). As done in other 3 states, is it not the Electricity Department’s duty to make arrangements for getting the 3 energy at subsidised rate by the consumers?
13. Why most of the electric poles erected are corroded at the foot after few years of installation? Why are they not quality products? Whether the quality test were not conducted at the time of purchase? How is the process of purchase made? Please provide the copies of the invoices for the purchase. If tendered, please provide the name(s) of the contractor/Farm applied thereof. Please also provide the name(s) of the manufacturer of the poies. How many poles are purchased at a time and at what rate?
14. Please provide the latest status (construction, erection, commissioning) of Power components of the Khuga Multi-Purpose Project When was the Power Components of Singda Dam Project commissioned and who had done its distribution of power? What is the present position of Power Components of the Thouba! Project Thoubal Project (7.5 MW), Khuga Dam Project (1.5 MW), Singda Darn Project (1.5 MW)- the tote! of the three is 10.5MW and cannot easily be neglected.
15. Please provide the machine-wise running hours and ihe unit production of the Leimakhong Heavy Fuel Power House during the period 2009-2010 and 2010-2011,
16. How many Feeders are there for distribution of power from the Leimakhong Heavy Fuel Project? Please provide the names of the Feeders. How many of the MW are despatched from each of the Feeders to which of the Sub-Stations?
17. In accordance with the Electricity Act; what is the legitimate voltage available at the LT and HT? Tubs Sights, TVs and other electronic apparatus could not be used and utilised in the domestic connection. Please provide the steps taken and the programmes executed by the Department to improve the energy in the state.
18. As mentioned in the CAG Report, is it true that the state do not fully utilised the available energy from the Central Generating Stations? If it is true, what is the reason behind? is it the incompetency of the officials? With what hindrances, why is the period of Load Shedding be minimised by availing the legitimate powers? Please provide how many MW are allocated and available from the Central Generating Station for the State of Manipur? And, how are they utilised?
19 Manipur as the whole is economically backward. Everything depends on electricity in this Hi-Tech age. It is the key infrastructure for the sustained economic growth and improving the quality of life. Since the power supply of Manipur depends upon the Central Sector Generating Stations located in the North Eastern Region, there has always been shortfalls through-out the year. It affects a lot to the development process and activities in the state and caused inconveniences to the pubite years together. What measures had taken up by the Power Department to overcome the Pro-rata load shading of the state and to supply Reliable-Quality Power in an efficient manner?
20. Please provide the name(s) of the contractor/ supplier/ firm for providing the prepayment energy meters for the recently introduced scheme. How was the process of purchase done? How many meters were purchased for the scheme? Whether the quality of the meters were tested? What is the sanctioned amount of the scheme? How much are encashed? How much are yet to be encashed?

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Mail News Service NNN
Imphal, Sep 1 : Three persons were nabbed for alleged involvement in attacking residence of A Mobi, President AMWJU. Two VDF personnel were held for allegedly providing intoxicants to jail inmates of Sajiwa jail today. The two were identified as E Chittaranjan and O Surchandra. They were hiding the banned items in their shoes. Immanuel Muivah, SP Jail said the Home Minister Gaikhangam was requested to replace the guards by a neutral force. Nando an inmate was rearrested for allegedly attacking the residence of A Mobi, President AMWJU. Nando purchased a mobile at Rs 5000 from a VDF man, Nanao of Yairipok and another from a PLA cadre.
The VDF personnel were caught with six packets of chewing tobaccos and two boxes of cigarette added the SP (Jail).
The items were concealed inside their boots . They were handed over to the Heingang police station, Imphal East .
Singjamei police has arrested another person involved in the recent bomb attack at the residence of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AWMJU) president A Mobi. With this, four persons involved in the crime have been arresed by police so far.
Laishram Ibochoucha alias Tachou alias Chaoba, son of L Shatpa, a resident of Khangabok Lamlong Makha Leikai, Thoubal district, was nabbed by a team of Singjamei Police Station led by SDPO Th Vikramjit from Sofia Printing Press run by himself at Khangabok Lamlong bazaar during an operation yesterday. One laptop computer and another mobile handset were seized from him.
Ibochouba is the person who recently sent a threatening email statement of KYKL (MDF) Lalhaba Tengol group to media houses based in Imphal. The statement triggered a media outcry and the subsequent bomb attack at the residence of Mobi.
The arrest of Ibochouba, who was directly involved in the bomb attack carried out at the residence of AWMJU president Mobi, was disclosed by SDPO Vikramjit while addressing a press meet held at his office chamber, Singjamei Police Station Saturday afternoon.
He said a report on the bomb attack that occured on the night of August 11 was filed at the Singjamei Police Station following which an investigation into the incident was launched with himself being the Investagation Officer (IO) of the case.
During the course of the investigation, Thokchom Nando, the kingpin behind the bomb attack, was arrested with the order of the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) from Central Sajiwa Jail on August 14. Nando, better known as KCP Nando is presently languishing in the jail facing various charges including the killing of Luningla Elizabeth.
Two mobile handsets with two sim cards were seized from him during the arrest made inside the jail.
Another individual, namely Md Akbar, hailing from Yairipok in Thoubal district but staying at Hatta Golapati was also arrested in connection with the case on August 16. Akbar works under the command of Nando, the SDPO further said, adding one bomb and another mobile handset were recovered from his possession.
Thingbaijam Chitaranjit, the assailant who carried out the bomb attack was also arrested from his residence on August 29. Chitataranjit alias Kamcha alias Ibochouba, son of late Th Manikunja, is a resident of Heirangoithong Awang Maibam Leikai, Imphal.
Chitaranjit received two bombs from one individual working under the command of Nando, the mastermind of the bomb attack, Vikramjit further added. He used one of the bombs in the attack that occurred at the residence of Mobi and the other one was seized from him, the SDPO said. Another Honda Activa scooter along with one mobile handsest was also recovered from his possession, he added.
On Aug 12 last members of the All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) took out a protest rally against bomb attack at the residence AMWJU president, A. Mobi Singh located at Thongju Part-11 Pechu Lampak, Imphal East on Aug 12 around 8.10 pm. The grenade exploded at the courtyard of the house. The president was inside his house when the attack came.
After taking out the rally the members discussed about the situation with Home Minister, Gaikhangam. The Home Minister condemned the bomb attack on the residence of the AMWJU. He immediately asked senior police officials to nab the culprits. The AMWJU also submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh.
The CM was informed that the attack could have caused many casualties. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the incident has created a fear psychosis among media persons so much so that functioning of media houses has been severely disturbed.
That, the attack followed recent threats to media persons including bomb hoax calls to media offices from certain organisations.
In view of the above facts and circumstances, the AMWJU demanded secure environment where media persons can work freely and without fear. It also demanded full proof security cover for residents of Editors and office bearers of AMWJU. It demanded that village defence force (VDF) personnel deployed at media houses should be replaced with armed state police personnel.
It lastly demanded an enquiry into the incident to find out collaborators and also to book them. The AMWJU had also convened an emergency general body meeting at Press Club which concluded at 2 pm. After the GBM the rally was taken out.
A . Mobi President said he has been receiving threats repeatedly from militant outfits for refusal to publish news items of some militant groups.

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IMPHAL, Sept 1 NNN : Movement for Tribal People’s Rights, Manipur (MTPRM) has expressed unhappiness over the order of August 27 issued by the Department of Tribal Affairs and Hills, government of Manipur regarding the transfer and posting and work allocation of departmental staffers saying that the order has exposed bias, impartiality and favouritism infested nature of management of affairs within the establishment.
The tribal rights body said the purpose of issuing the said order particularly in respect of post matric scholarship is only to serve the purpose of the vested interest groups and influential persons amongst the employees of the department which is absolutely against the interest of the tribal students in particular and tribal people in general.The said Order issued was in complete violation of the model Code of Conduct which is strictly enforced effectively till date for Panchayat election which is to be held on September 13.
“The dealing of the post matric scholarship assignment should be allocated to the tribal employees who would be well acquainted with the tribal students instead of giving the assignment to other employees who are Field Assistants (FA) which is purely a technical post specifically for veterirary department or veterinary section. On many occasions the tribal students have faced some unnecessary problems due to unwillingness on the part of the dealing and concern staff reluctantly for identification of students who came to withdraw and collect their respective scholarship amounts.Such problems would not crop up in case of tribal employees are given the opportunity and chance to serve the tribal students,” said the MTPRM.
The Movement for Tribal People’s Rights, Manipur(MTPRM) strongly demands that the said order effecting allocation or assignment of works among the staffers of the Directorate of Tribal Affairs and Hills be revoked immediately. The rights body threatens to resort to further democratic steps in order to rectify the anomaly and to protect and safeguard the interest of the tribal people into the matter in case of no positive corrective measures is being taken up from the side of the department.

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IMPHAL, Sept 1 NNN: The month-long 116th Jananeta Irawat Birth Anniversary organised by the Irawat celebration Committee (ICC) was on Saturday begun at Rupmahal Theatre, Imphal at the presence of Moirangthem Ibohal who had worked with Irawat who was one of the pioneering figures of Manipur.
Speaking on the inaugural function of the anniversary, ICC president P Parijat asserted that it is the need of the hour that the people are desseminated on the principle and thoughts of Irawat considering the present atmosphere where corruption and the morale of the people have changed in a big different way.
The current situation in the state demands the same great movements of the past and it is the right time that the people take up such movements, Parijat urged.He also urged to take up intense movement during the month-long birthday celebration of Irawat and join hands together with all the farmers in the state.
Dr M Nara, secretary, Manipur State Council of the Communist Party of India (CPI), who was also present at the function while addressing the gathering said though India has joined the development pace the crisis of capitalism faced by people has caused misery everywhere, saying it has indirectly impacted on the state which has become a land of bandh and blockades.Nara called Manipur a lawless state where a situation has created for violence among the people who are fighting for self-interest.
He said the Irawat birthday is celebrated in the month of September every year because this month is also a month of struggle for the people of Manipur.”We should face the present crises of capitalism and corruption.”
N Mangi and L Iboyaima, both secretariat members of CPI Manipur, and L Sotinkumar, general secretary, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Manipur amongst others were also present at the event.

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