Job preference for locals sought

ITANAGAR, Jul 16: The Lekhi Panchayat Interstate Bus Terminal Transport Welfare Committee has placed before Transport Minister Nakap Nalo various longstanding demands of the committee, including the demand for according job preference to the land donors and the locals of Lekhi in the Group C and Group D posts at the interstate bus terminus (ISBT) in Lekhi.
Apprising the minister of some of the urgent requirements of the ISBT complex, such as water supply facility, construction of entry and exit gates, quarters for sentries, boundary wall and installation of CCTV cameras, the committee urged the minister to provide these schemes in the current financial year. It also called for awarding the civil works to the local people.
The committee informed in a press release that the minister assured to look into the demands and discuss the issues with the local committee and the ISBT authority.