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ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union of Maharashtra (APSUM) on Thursday urged the State Government to address its earlier demand for infrastructure improvement of the Arunachal Bhavan in Vashi, Mumbai.
Addressing mediapersons at the press club here on Thursday, APSUM president Tapo Riang informed that the union had received the MoU signed between the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and Deepshikha Foundation; a Mumbai based non-profit NGO formed in 2007 to enhance facilities for cancer patients from Arunachal Pradesh in Mumbai.
The MoU agreement signed between the two parties is valid for three years only, he added.
He also informed that the foundation will be running the guest house providing room facilities at affordable prices at its guest house is funded by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
"It is a huge achievement for the union. The union had staged dharna demanding the same to which the State Government had addressed finally," said Riang while thanking the State Government for its positive response on the demand.
Meanwhile, APSUM informed that the union has repeatedly submitted representations to the State Government regarding infrastructure improvement of the Arunachal Bhavan in Vashi, Mumbai.
When asked the reason for delay in implementing the renovation work, the State Government stated that renovation can be done only after vacating the place, which is currently occupied by cancer patients from the State, he added
Therefore, he appealed to those cancer patients to move into the new guest house provided by the State Government so that renovation of the Arunachal Bhavan can be initiated. He also appealed to the Government to issue a notification for evacuation of the Bhavan.
Earlier, the union had staged a dharna against the State Government over its two-point charter of demands such as restoration of the Arunachal Bhavan along with adequate supporting staff and reshuffling of the MoU concerned by creating additional rooms which could accommodate 100 beds for cancer patients from the State.
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