There is talk of deepening or widening of Waisel Maril to control water logging at different areas of the state capital. This a good progrmme, which will go a long way in controlling flood menace. But the question remains, who will come out for doing the work. IFCD Government of Manipur has gained notoriety of withholding contractors’ bill amount. A massive river embankment programme was launched in Manipur under the Brahmaputra project and the work had been successfully done. Whoever in charge of the project might have collected hefty income in the form of cut from the little amount released to the contractors. The worst sufferers for launching the project have turned out to be the contractors. They spent huge amount of money on the project. But the payment had been withheld. Can one imagine the consequences of such inaction might have left to the affected parties? In future even the fools will not think of doing contract work under IFCD. Social trauma had been created by the much hyped up programme called Brahmaputra project. The youths wasted their hard earned money on the project thinking the project being central the payment would be prompt. Many of them mortgaged the family homestead land and jewelleries of their better halves. Now they cannot recollect the mortgaged properties? They blame friends and foes for enticing them to take up the project. Before long they took up the retaining wall construction they sought advice from engineers whether the payment would be prompt. They were made fools giving false advice that the payment would be prompt though it is taken up by the IFCD. A Government exists to serve the interest of all not only the employees. But the contract work has turned out to be tormentors of the unemployed youths in Manipur. Think for the people belonging to this section of class. Our simple suggestion is a work programme should be taken up only when there is adequate fund for taking up a specific programme. IFCD Minister very recently pleaded the inability to continue with river embankment programme due to paucity of fund. That is a matured statement. The department had had a minister who makes too many assurances, which were never followed up by action. Such Ministers are responsible for ruining the department. When one makes an assurance he or she should weigh its merits and demerits. When a minister pleads the inability to take up a construction programme he saves the unemployed youths from landing in the pit of sorrow. Do not do anything if you will not be able to repay all that you owe to others.
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