Nongpoh MLA urges Bindas to call off her hunger strike, says road is under process

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 7, 2024

UDP legislator from Nongpoh Mayralborn Syiem on Friday appealed to Bindas Syiem, a resident of Umden, to call off her indefinite hunger strike since the 58 kilometers of road from Nongpoh-Umden to Sonapur is under process.

“I request Bindas Syiem to withdraw her hunger strike as she has been there in additional secretariat since yesterday,” Syiem said while assuring to follow up the matter very closely with the government.

Fed up with false promises during elections, Bindas on Thursday decided to stage indefinite hunger strike infront of the secretariat demanding the immediate construction of the road from Nongpoh-Umden to Sonapur. She was later shifted to parking lot adjacent to the additional secretariat.

On the status of the road, Mayralborn said, “I would like to state here that it is under process, I would like to urge the people of Umden area in particular and all the villages in which this road will lead to not less than 150 villages who will benefit out of this.”

“I would like to request citizens to be patient. This is the project which is under the pipeline, it is under process, the concept of paper, the DPR from the Ministry of DoNER, the funding we are awaited from the ministry of Doner for around 20 kilometre which before it was 10 kilometre but recently, we had a review that it will be up to Umden Intermediate lane for the first phase for 20 kilometre. And the concept paper and the DPR, the consultants are preparing everything and it is on the pipeline. Furthermore from the 28 kilometre ahead till 58, either it will from World Bank or PMGSY, we are following very closely on this issue.”

“So, my sincere request to the people of my constituency is to be patient. As a legislator that you have elected me, you have repose faith and confidence. I have tried my level best, not only on the road sector, be it drinking water, be it health, be it education, I have tried my level best,” he added.

Further, the MLA informed that the deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong had assured that the road will be done within this year.