With the objective of educating and creating awareness for people living in the international border block villages, the Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA) has launched outdoor mobile media van, the first of its kind in the state. Joint director DUDA, Dr. Anungla Imdong Phom in a press release stated the vehicles will travel to all remote border villages to conduct seminars and educational programmes with visual and audio facilities under the theme, “Reaching Out to Them.”
The programme has been implemented under Border Area Development Programme (BADP).
The outdoor mobile media van comprises of two modified four wheeled drive mahindra pickups with complete accessories such as LED screen, sound system, laptop and generator. The vehicles have been modified with state policy for plastic free advertisement.
Besides conducting education and capacity building programmes, the release stated the objective was to create awareness about the policies and programmes of the state government.
The vehicles will also be used to disseminate information on the current policies and programmes of various government departments which remained unheard and inaccessible due to remoteness in geographical location, the release stated.