Singngat is one of the sub-divisional headquarters of Churachandpur district in the Indian state of Manipur and is a key administrative centre in the southwestern border of the state. The Manipur Government officially recorded the name as Singhat, that's because the Meiteis find it difficult to pronounce the original name.
Singngat | |
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Mini-Town | |
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  Singngat Location in Manipur, India  Singngat Singngat (India) | |
| Coordinates: 24°8′58″N 93°35′28″E / 24.14944°N 93.59111°E | |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Churachandpur |
| Founded by | Khupluai Thawmte |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,778 |
| Language(s) | |
| • Official | Meitei (officially called Manipuri)[a][2] |
| • Regional | Paite, Zou, Simte, Kuki |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 795139 |
| Telephone code | 3852 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
Border Model Town
editThanks to efforts by the powers that be, Singngat has been part of a military and civilian partnership that seeks to redevelop it as a Model Town.[3][4]
Lifelines
editDrinking Water
editWater scarcity has been grappling the people of Singngat since time immemorial. People have to undergo tremendous hardships in fetching water to as far away a tiny stream at over one to two kilometers, everyday, which sometimes is just barely a trickle from a small rivulet. To address the issue of perennial scarcity of drinking water, certain initiatives had been undertaken in the past. These are as follows:
1980s: An earthen dam was constructed by Pu Gougin, the then MLA at Paldai which soon proved to be a dismal failure.
1990s: With aid from an UN agency, an underground water pump scheme was initiated. It made water available for everyday use and was a great success. Sadly, most of the equipments were damaged during 1997-98 ethnic conflict. No such activity has been undertaken since then and the free and abundant availability of clean drinking water remains a distant dream for the town's inhabitants.
2006-07: An amount of Rs.16 Lakh was sanctioned for water harvesting scheme under the MCA project. The system works only during the rainy season. A few old tanks are the only existing testimony to this scheme.
2009-10: A sum of Rs. 204.64 lakhs was sanctioned by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region for the augmentation of water supply in Singngat for the period 2009-2010.[5][6] This project was sanctioned on 20 July 2009 and according to the Detailed Project Report submitted by PHED, Churachandpur Division obtained from DONER, the source of water will be Tuisum river, 8 km from Singngat town. Work was started and the project was supposed to be completed by July 2011.[7]
Politics
editSingngat is part of Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency).[8] It consists of Singngat (Singhat) Sub-division. Elected Members of Manipur Legislative Assembly from Singngat constituency since 1977 are as follows:[9]
1. Thangkhanlal INC(I) 1980
2. T Gouzadou INC 1984
3. Thangkhanlal KNA 1990
4. T Gouzadou NPP 1995
5. N Zatawn JD(U) 2000
6. Thangso Baite MSCP 2002
7. T Hangkhanpao NPP 2007
8. Ginsuanhau Zou INC 2012
9. Ginsuanhau Zou BJP 2017
10. Chinlunthang Zou KPA 2022
Singngat Vision 2020
editWith a sense of deep concern on the current state of affairs, the collective leaderships of Team Delhi, Team Shillong, Team Lamka, Team Imphal, Team Singngat, etc. have painstaking deliberations on the issue. The collective leadership, thereupon, unanimously resolved to adopt a vision document "Singngat Vision – 2020" with a pledge to strive towards achieving the points given therein. The Vision is expected to be attained by 2020.[10]
Notes
edit- ^ Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) is the official language of Manipur. Other regional languages of different places in Manipur may either be predominantly spoken or not in their respective places but "Meitei" is always officially used.
References
edit- ^ "Census of India: Provisional Population Totals and Data Products - Census 2011: Manipur". "Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India". 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ COAS gifts model village to Singhat . The Sangai Express (2006-08-09). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Sports facility inaugurated Archived 28 July 2012 at archive.today. The Sangai Express (2009-06-05). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Projects sanctioned of Manipur during 2009-10[permanent dead link]. Ministry of DoNER's Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ CCPur Trio invoke RTI . The Sangai Express (2010-03-30). Retrieved on 2012-02-24.
- ^ CCpur in the throes of water woes. The Sangai Express (2011-02-03). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Manipur. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Singngat Election Result since 1977". Manipur. Travel-India Guide.com. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Singngat releases Vision 2020 Archived 15 September 2012 at archive.today. The Sangai Express (2012-01-27). Retrieved on 2012-02-24.
- Singngat Block https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165143/http://cicmanipur.nic.in/html/sing.asp
- The Fall of Singngat http://vaphualization.blogspot.com/2009/07/remembering-july-7-1997.html
- Aerial view of Singngat http://wikimapia.org/4667141/Singngat