NEW DELHI, June 6: A team of the BJYM Manipur Pradesh submitted a written report on the failed Minor Irrigation projects taken up in the State to the CBI today.
Speaking to media persons from the State accompanying the BJYM team in front of the CBI office, New Delhi today, president of the youth morcha, Oinam Malesh said the report was submitted with the appeal to conduct a proper investigation into the failures of the MI projects and schemes in Manipur.
The report was filed following several field inspection of the schemes and projects in the State by the BJYM, he said.
Projects of the Minor Irrigation have been a failure in the State for the past 13 years and needs proper investigation, he said.
The BJYM will also submit the report with supporting documents to initiate investigations, he said.
The report will also be supported to BJP national general secretary organisation Ram Lal, he continued.
He said the report includes appeal to stop further sanctioning of funds for Minor Irrigation in Manipur until a Central team conducts a field visit of the sites.
The BJYM will also appeal to the Union Minister of Water Resources to send a central ministry team to conduct an investigation of the MI schemes in the State, Malesh said.
BJYM vice president Yumnam Gopi said they have got an appointment to meet Union Minister Uma Bharati on Monday and we will submit the report to the Union Minister also.
He said the team will further visit Gujarat to witness the water harvesting an ground water management system taken up in the State and try to bring the same model of water harvesting and ground water management in Gujarat to Manipur.
The team left Imphal on June 5.