Cement Bag Costs Rs 8000

Itanagar Nov 18: Currently a cement bag costs Rs 200-250 in a normal state but the cement bags cost Rs 8000 in the Vijoynagar town of Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast region.

Vijoynagar is a sub-divisional town in Changlang district with just 1500 residents .currently the town has no proper surface communication and People must walk for five days from the nearest thoroughfare in Miao to reach the town. However, Supplies are supported using weekly helicopter service.

Public Health Engineering department junior engineer Jumli Ado told that "People in this town, mostly inhabited by Chakmas and Hajongs, charge Rs 8,000 for a bag of cement and flat Rs 2,000 for WC pan".

Sources said that the demand for the Cement bags has increased because "the PHE department is undertaking construction of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) in the town, a project partially funded by Centre -
Rs 10,800 from the central government and Rs 9,200 by the state for one IHHL. "

Officials have said that Labour charges Rs 8000 Per bag of cement as they walk for 5 days to reach the destination as there is no proper road transport and the cost of construction has gone up.They added that the region would soon become ODF by December end inspite of many challenges we face.