Governor of Mizoram: visited CADC
The Telegraph: Aizawl, April 17, 2006


Governor A.R. Kohli returned after an 11-day tour of south Mizoram on Saturday evening.
The governor, who embarked on his journey on April 5, is the first dignitary to have visited Parva village, located on the southernmost fringe of Mizoram, at the trijunction of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh, by road. The Border Roads Organisation completed work on the road days before Kohli’s visit.
J.K. Singh, commanding officer of 71 RCC, entrusted with the responsibility of connecting Parva to the rest of the state, said the remaining 20 km of road was completed in a record two-and-a-half months. “It was a challenge thrown to us by His Excellency which we were determined to meet. My men worked non-stop seven days a week despite the difficulties caused by terrain, climate and mosquitoes. Sadly, one of my men died of malaria. He contracted the parasite during the construction of the road. But we are proud of our achievement,” he said.
Kohli visited Chawngte (Kamalanagar) town to inaugurate the branch office of the SBI in this Chakma Autonomous District Council headquarters on April 5, but the staff strike forced him to return. He had to make a second visit to the town a week later, to open the first ever bank in Chawngte on April 13.
The governor was accorded a warm welcome in all the 30 villages he stopped at, most of which were receiving him for the first time. His message to the villagers hinged on the importance of education, promising at the same time to look into their grievances.
Road connectivity, telephone lines, electricity, drinking water and medical facilities were the main complaints voiced by the residents.
Kohli, whose term ends on May 17 this year, assured the people that he would put in place a system which would ensure the implementation of initiatives taken up by him at the state and district levels.
Kohli will be the first head of state to serve his full term in Mizoram.