Market complex

IMPHAL, Feb 16 : The State Government has initiated plans to construct a market complex in Imphal East district. The Government is planning to build the market complex at Nongmeibung where the Raja Dumbra High School stands today. Earlier, the State Government was planning to build an Air Hostess Academy at the same site.A meeting presided by Chief Minister O Ibobi was held today at his office today. The meeting attended by Industries Minister Y Erabot, Deputy Chairman of State Planning Board E Kunjakeshore and officials of Town Planning Board discussed the construction of a new market complex. The meeting deliberated on demolishing the Raja Dumbra High School building to construct a market complex at its compound under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission. It was noted that the proposed market complex would benefit people of Kshetrigao and Yaiskul Assembly segments particularly in the field of commercial activities. Moreover, it would be able to bring noticeable development in the surrounding area. Taking into account the congestion in Pureiromba market, lack of parking space, frequent fairs at Hatta Kangjeibung and the annual Kang procession in addition to the upcoming cultural complex which would make the area all the more congested, the meeting deliberated on keeping the area vacant. The meeting also discussed about removing the shops located around Pureiromba market and to allot plots to the owners in the proposed market complex in lieu of the shops to be demolished.