Union MoS inspects urban development schemes, meets officials in Manipur
IMPHAL, Jan 19 : Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu, who is on a two-day visit to Manipur, on Sunday inspected houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) at Kakching town, about 45 km south of Imphal in Kakching district. Apart from inspecting houses at Ward No. 7 under the Kakching Municipal Council (KMC), the Union Minister also visited Salam Project Pukhri Achouba, which has been rejuvenated under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. He later interacted with members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) near Leibaklei Gas and inspected the Moramba Solid Waste Management site under the Swachh Bharat Mission at Kakching Moramba. The Minister also inspected Kakching District Hospital and visited stalls set up by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the DC’s Office complex, where crochet dolls and sanitary pads made by the IDPs were displayed.