Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. (File/Photo) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. (File/Photo)Independence Day was celebrated in Mizoram with gaiety and enthusiasm amid tight security on Tuesday with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla asserting that the New Land Use Policy (NLUP) has brought development in the state. Addressing the people at the Assam Rifles ground at Aizawl after unfurling the National Tricolour on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day, Lal Thanhawla denied the allegations by some critics that NLUP was a failure. Outlining the state government’s achievements, Lal Thanhawla said that the 60 megawatt Tuirial hydel project would be commissioned during this year.

Source: Indian Express August 15, 2017 06:00 UTC