Chief Minister Raghubar Das unveiled the statue of late Panki MlA Videsh Singh at Bansi More in Padma under Tarhassi police station on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Chhaterpur MlA Radha Krishna Kishore, Bhavnathpur MlA Bhanu Pratap Shahi and Daltonganj MlA Aloke Chourasia. Videsh Singh's son Devender Singh alias Bittu Singh MlA of Panki and his uncle Uday Singh played the host in th eprogramme.
During the programme Das paid homage to freedom fighters Nilamber and Pitamber and unveiled the statue of Videsh Singh on his first death anniversary. The CM said on the occasion that migration is not only a problem of Palamu but it is a problem of the whole State. “In order to curb migration sources of employment will be developed at the local level. Arrangements are being done to provide irrigation facility through Sone River’s water alongwith making a barrage at Amanat River for irrigational purposes. Gap will be made in Mandal Dam for irrigation and production of electricity,” he said.
He further said that three MPs two from Jharkhand and one from Bihar are doing all work for the Mandal dam to restart and the PMO is closely monitoring this too.
About women Das said since Palamu Gumla Khunti Kharsawan are famous for palash trees and from it is produced lac and women of these places can augument their income by making bangles.
Chhaterpur MlA RK Kishore urged the Chief Minister to build canal of the Amanat barrage as 127 hectares of land on which canal for this barrage is to be built comes under forest land and the forest environment & climate change department has held up this no objection certificate leaving the canal work in great limbo.
Das lauded the role of late MlA Videsh Singh and said his coming over here is his tribute to the departed leader.