By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: A delegation of Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday met the chairman of the High Level Committee, Prestone Tynsong here to request the Committee to resolve the long pending issue of Sweepers’ Colony (Them Iew Mawlong) with a human touch.
Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Tynsong said that the Committee will make the best efforts to resolve the long pending issue of relocation of the residents of the colony.
Tynsong also said that the matter should not be seen as an issue between tribals and non- tribals and that the government will treat the residents of the colony with due respect.
“Government is going all out to take care of them,” he said, while maintaining that the Committee wants a permanent solution to the issue.
Land survey from today
Tynsong also informed that the Directorate of Land Records and Survey will start its land survey in the colony from Wednesday.
Talking about the demand of the pressure groups to set a time frame to solve the matter, Tynsong said that the issue has been pending for very long and asking the Committee to solve the issue within a specified deadline of 2-3 months is not fair.
Earlier, the delegation of Delhi Shiromani Akali Dal and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee visited the colony and took stock of the situation, besides holding meeting with elders and religious heads of the Sikh community.
The president of Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi, Paramjit Singh Sarna later told reporters that they are satisfied with the efforts made by the state government and the manner in which the government is handling the issue.
Agreeing that it is a difficult task, Sarna asked the government to handle the issue humanely and resolve the matter amicably and at the earliest.
