Keerthi Jalli visits a village in Assam-Manipur border; "Saw a DC for the first time," says 80-year-old

“In my whole life, I have never seen a Deputy Commissioner or any administrative officer visit our village,” says Ptsonglo, an 80-year-old man of Kapakhal Village in Assam Manipur border after meeting Cachar DC Keerthi Jalli and her team.

Led by Jalli, the team visited the village to monitor the progress of the ‘Assam Community Surveillance Program (ACSP)’ earlier today. The village is located at such a geographical location that one has to reach it through Jiribam in Manipur or after sailing on a boat for more than two hours.

The Deputy Commissioner spoke with the locals there who complained about their long-pending demands for road construction, available drinking water, an extension of education facilities up to senior secondary level…

Jalli urged the people of the village to get their Atal Amrit Abhiyan cards made. She said this will help the people of the village save some money whenever they fall ill. “Today anything happens you all rush to either Silchar or Guwahati. This card will cover your medical expenses up to Rs 2 lakh. The government will pay it directly to the hospital,” she shared highlighting the importance of the card.

L. Khengte, ACS, ADC, Lakhipur Sub-division, Dr. S. J. Das, Jt. Director of Health Services, R. K. Kedia, District Social Welfare Officer, Dr. B. J. Deb Sikdar, CM&HO (CD), Rahul Ghose, DPM, NHM and Suman Choudhury, DME, NHM accompanied DC in her visit.

Apart from the ACSP, the Health Department arranged a screening of non-communicable diseases and bed nets impregnation.

Deputy Commissioner has assured that she will discuss the demands with concerned departments at sort out the issues related to the development of the village.