IMPHAL, Feb 3: The 12th session of the 11th Manipur
Legislative Assembly began with an address by Governor Dr Najma Heptulla
in Imphal on Wednesday.
The session will have 13 sittings excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
In
her continuous one and half hour long address, Governor Dr Heptulla
highlighted the achievements of more than 3 and half-year-old BJP led
coalition government in the state.
On the steps taken up in
combating Covid 19 pandemic since the first positive case was reported
here on March 23 last year, she said the government could restrict the
damage the Covid 19 pandemic could have inflicted.
On vaccination
drive, she said, a total of 1,02,000 doses of Covishield vaccine has
reached the state. The vaccine is being administered on priority to the
healthcare workers in the 1st phase, followed by the Frontline workers
in the 2nd phase, to persons above 50 years of age in the 3rd phase,
followed by people below 50 years of age but with co-morbidity in the
4th phase.
In the law and order front, she said 258 drug-related
cases were registered during the year and 357 persons arrested. Large
quantities of drugs like heroin powder and (contraband)WY tablets were
seized and over 2,800 acres of poppy plantation destroyed.
On the
other hand, in the power sector, the government decided to set up a 100
MW capacity solar power plant on 600 acres of land identified at
Jiribam.
Realising the potential of organic farming, central
government has allocated additional 50 Farmer Producer Companies with
new area expansion of 25,000 hectares during 2012-24 for organic
cultivation of nine crops-pineapple, king chilli, ginger, turmeric,
kiwi, passion fruit, black aromatic rice, maize and high yielding
variety rice, she said.
Brahmaputra Board has agreed to prepare a
master plan for Manipur river basin for bringing out a long term
solution to the problem of floods, she added.
To achieve the
mission of providing functional household tap connection by 2024 under
Jal Jeevan Mission, she said the government is taking up implementation
for covering 4,51,566 households at a total cost of over Rs 4524.6
crores.
Later the speaker of the assembly Yumnam Khemchand
adjourned the house session which was held as per existing COVID 19
protocols for 15 minutes for a group photograph session. After resuming
the session, the leader of the house presented the 15th report of the
business advisory committee 2021 and the house was adjourned for the
day.
The house, which has an effective strength of 52 members,
will witness obituary references and discussion on the Governor's
address on the following day (February 4) and the Budget estimates
2021-22 will be tabled on February 5 followed by general discussion on
the budget estimate on February 6.
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