IMPHAL, Dec 5: The Zeliangrong Union (Assam, Manipur and Nagaland) has appeal to the Zeliangrong representatives, government departments and all other frontal organisations in Tamenglong district to extend full-co-operation and help for the grand success of the `Orange Festival` 2014.
A statement of the body said the festival which will be celebrated on December 9 is one of the biggest festivals of the district.
It has conveyed heartfelt gratitude to the organising committee and at the same time requested the dignitaries to travel by road to take stock of the road condition in the district.
It said the indigenous Tamenglong Oranges have been exposed to the outside world through this festival. The oranges are known for its flavor, softness, it said before adding that the concerned department should introduce necessary scientific technologies to increase the production of Oranges in the future.
The statement further called upon all to shun any kind of violence during the festive season and appealed to the government to deliver justice in the killing of Boudying who was killed by unidentified miscreants just after the Orange festival, 2013.