Govt reviews progress in devpt work in tribal areas

Agartala, Feb 21: Under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, the Tripura government has reviewed the progress of developmental work in the tribal areas.

A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Tribals was held yesterday. Detailed discussions were held in the meeting regarding the progress in education, health, drinking water, electricity and surface communication in the tribal-dominated rural areas.

The chief minister advised cultivation of bamboos, jatropha and medicinal plants to improve financial development of the tribals.

The Tribal Welfare Minister said where there is no scope for setting up of deep tubewells, alternative arrangement would be made to supply safe drinking water to the rural tribal dominated areas.

Apart from Principal Secretary S.K.Panda, other Commissioners of various departments also participated in the meeting.

Others present on the occasion were Tribal Welfare Minister Jitendra Chowdhury, Cooperative Minister Khagendra Jamatia, Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District council (TTAADC) Gajendra Tripura.

UNI