WILLIAMNAGAR:
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma handed over land lease documents to residents of Balsrigittim and Warimagre in Williamnagar township of East Garo Hills district in the presence of local MLA, Marcuise Marak on December 12.
The land documents were handed to 17 residents of Balsrigittim and six residents of Warimagre.
Over 1200 residents from both the localities have been living in government land for years and seeking for land settlement.
The residents had to face various hardships in absence of land documents necessary to avail loans and other benefits from the government.
They sought the government’s intervention for resolving the issue and under the leadership of the Chief Minister, the Department of Revenue finally came up with the settlement land document.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister appreciated the efforts of Williamnagar MLA, Marcuise Marak for his persistence by bringing different stakeholders together to resolve the issue.
He said that in Tura and Williamnagar, few localities had similar issues with regards to land settlement and the government has worked out a solution through issuance of land documents that will pave the way for access to basic government amenities.