UD&HD officials inspect Mangan bazaar

MANGAN, 08 May:  A team of UD&HD officials headed by Chief Engineer CP Tongden, Joint Secretary P Tenzing, engineers and other officials along with Mangan Nagar Panchayat councillors KJ Bhutia and PK Malu, MTDC members and contractor inspected the recently constructed 6-storied taxi stand, the cut off road of old Mangan bazaar and the Lall bazaar shopping complex yesterday.
The team inspected the taxi stand and satisfied with the work, directed that minor damage to the lower floors of the taxi stand be repaired and the facility handed over at the earliest to the Mangan Nagar Panchayat.
The team also inspected the old Mangan bazaar road which was damaged by a landslide in September 2012 and still remains closed to traffic. The MNP councillors have proposed that these repairs be undertaken from the remaining funds of approximately Rs. 3 crore from the taxi stand. This route was shorter and more convenient, they pointed out as at present traffic has to ply from Chandey towards old Mangan bazaar covering an extra 3 kms.
The UD&HD team informed that a DPR has to be prepared and discussed with higher authorities. They also inspected the old Mangan bazaar area for beautification works, the budget for which has been sanctioned by the government. 
Earlier, a team of experts from the Department of Mines & Geology had conducted a soil test and surveyed the area and reported that the old Mangan bazaar road, aligned along slope rocks which have suffered extensive erosion, could still be stabilized with proper technical treatment.
The UD&HD team also inspected the new shopping complex at Mangan Lall Bazaar which is under construction and directed the contractor to expedite the work. MNP councillors informed that to develop and beautify the old Mangan bazaar area, the road will need to be opened first.
The UD&HD officials also visited Dikchu Bazaar where the public had submitted a demand for the repair and cleaning of drains, construction of a public toilet, jhora training works near Springdale School and protection wall at the entrance of Dikchu Bazaar.