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ITANAGAR, 19 Jul: The over 38,000 odd population of Aalo East constituency, are a happy lot today, as they are witnessing a new dawn of development in the past four years.
Kento Jini, the lawmaker with a vision to develop the neglected constituency, had undertaken several projects including, the three kilometer four-lane road from Hissam to Sipu Bridge, the first of its kind in the entire state, to name a few.
Often referred to as ‘Son of the Soil’ by the locals, Jini has various dreams for the people of his constituency and plans to work for the rural areas of his constituency in his next term.
Jini’s win from the seat uncontested in the 2019 election is a testimony to his popularity among the people.
“If I am voted again in 2024, my plan is to go for development in the rural areas of my constituency. I tried my best during this tenure to develop the urban areas and people will give my progress report in the next elections,” Jini, a visibly happy man, said.
When asked about his prospect for the next ‘battle of ballots’ due next year, Jini revealed that people are the best judges and they will decide whom to vote for.
“I have done everything within my capacity as a leader and people will judge my work and accordingly reward me with their blessings,” a confident Jini said.
Recently, several retired bureaucrats, technocrats and senior citizens of the constituency during a meeting at Aalo declared to support Jini.
The health scenario which was in a dismal state in the constituency a few years back, witnessed a sea change after Jini became the MLA. Under his initiatives, the Aalo general hospital received a major facelift with installation of several high-tech equipment.
“The general hospital received a CT scan machine besides, ultrasound facilities, three ICU units with ventilators, three dialysis units, Yolo Health ATM and an updated blood bank,” the MLA disclosed.
A children and mother care unit is under construction while the hospital has all types of specialized doctors at present.
Ironically, the circuit house at Aalo which was not functioning in the past few years started functioning after modernization of its amenities. Similarly, work on the district secretariat is going on in war footing along with the stadium.
To cater to the drinking water needs of the people, Jini persuaded the state government for a water plant with source at Beye village, which was sanctioned with an estimated amount of Rs. 43 crore and work is going on in full swing.
Nine kilometers CC pavement town road was completed with an amount Rs. 20 crore while seven kilometers of sector roads under Chief Minister Road Scheme (CMRS) completed with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 8 crore, he disclosed.
Jini said that the old Aalo Club was dismantled and a new convention hall to the tune of Rs. 10 crore is coming up in its place.
“The higher secondary school has been converted as a model school and is going to be constructed soon,” the BJP lawmaker added.
