SHILLONG:
Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Urban Affairs Sniawbhalang Dhar will discuss the issue of relocation of the 342 families of Harijan Colony from Them Iew Mawlong and review all ongoing projects implemented by the department, during a meeting on March 15.
“I will call this meeting at my level as urban minister. After that, the chairman of the high level committee will hold a meeting and we will take a call (in this regard),” he said, adding “Tomorrow, the meeting will be held at my level and after that we will sit as a state. We have to call them [Harijan Panchayat Committee] obviously. The court has given some time; we have to see…but we want to solve it at the earliest possible.”
Some of the other projects include infrastructure work at Laitumkhrah market, Polo market and smart roads. “I will only know the physical and financial progress of these projects once I hold the review meeting,” Dhar added.
Dhar was not able to give any details on the timeline for completion, only stating that he would “do my best […] to complete these projects on time.”
He further added that the state does not have any issue in terms of the funding pattern and that the flow is very smooth from the Government of India and the state government.
Further, Dhar informed that the Jowai beautification project is still in progress and that 90 per cent of the road project in the town is completed. As per report, the road will be completed in the next 10 days.
As far as the Home (Jail) department is concerned, Dhar said he is yet to meet with the officials of the department. He said earlier, the government had planned to come up with a central jail but the status of the proposal will be known after a review meeting which will be held on Thursday.