: Eight localities in Tura town, comprising 754 households, were overwhelmed with tears of joy today as they were finally awarded periodic lease documents for the land they had been living on for years.

These families have long resided on encroached government land, facing uncertainty and difficulties. The documents were handed over by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma in the presence of Cabinet Minister Marcuise N. Marak.

Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma recalled the long-standing concerns of these communities and said, “Whenever our leader P.A. Sangma visited the localities in Tura, people would come to him with their concerns about living on government land and the various problems they faced. Most of these localities had no approach roads, no electricity, no water supply. They also stru

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