CS directs

IMPHAL, Jul 4: The Chief Secretary has directed all the departments and agencies to obtain technical clearance/No Objection Certificate from the Water Resources Department, Manipur, before taking up any works in the water bodies and rivers of the State.
A notice issued by the Chief Secretary mentioned that several departmental works are being carried out in different water bodies and rivers of the State by different agencies, both private and Government, which have resulted in breaches of the river banks, disruption and duplication of the projects and added that the Water Resources Department is the Nodal Department for the maintenance and development of the water bodies and rivers of the State.