Meghalaya CM Inaugurates Commercial Complex at Tura
The Chief Minister said that Tura town being the headquarters of Garo Hills had been neglected for a long time in terms of infrastructural development.
TURA, Sept 2: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the commercial facility-cum-parking lot of Urban Affairs Department at A.Konggre locality of Tura in the presence of Thomas A Sangma, Chief Adviser to the Chief Minister, West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Swapnil Tembe, Superintendent of Police, VS Rathore, CEO of Tura Municipal Board, officials of line departments, locality leaders and prominent citizens on Friday.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that Tura town being the headquarters of Garo Hills had been neglected for a long time in terms of infrastructural development. This government, however, has put the impetus for development of the town after it came to power, he added.
According to the Chief Minister, under the Smart Town Project, the government has spent Rs 55 crore for beautification of Tura town and improvement of internal roads in different localities of the town. He informed that the government had sanctioned Rs 15 crore for new roads and Rs. 13 crore had been spent for improvement of existing roads.
The Chief Minister informed that the government had given priority to solve the water crisis in Tura and almost 60 to 70 per cent of the problems have been solved. Informing that Tura town is expanding rapidly, the Chief Minister said that in the second phase of beautification, the circular road in the Tura Bazar will be taken up for which the government will have to spend about Rs 5 crore to Rs 6 crore and said that all the localities will be provided with solar street lights and sought the support and cooperation of the people of Tura to transform the town.
To check the rise in prices of essential commodities due to unscrupulous elements, the Chief Minister asked the trading community to cooperate with the police and the district administration and assured to provide all necessary help to protect them. Talking of his vision to make Tura one of the best towns in the Northeast, the Chief Minister also stressed the need to have proper solid waste management for beautification of the town.
The Chief Adviser to the Chief Minister, Thomas A Sangma, in his brief speech informed that the development of Tura town was moving forward in the right direction due to the efforts of the government and the people with the right commitment. He exhorted the people to work together for the development and progress of Tura.
Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe, informed that space was a constraint and Tura market was congested. However, with the inauguration of a new commercial complex, the vending zones problems would now be solved and he urged the vendors, traders and hawkers to follow the rules and notification of Tura Municipal Board (TMB), stated a press release.
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