AGARTALA, July 23 (TIWN): Governor Tathagata Roy on Wednesday visited ADC headquarters Khumlung to review the ongoing development projects undertaken by the ADC administration, officials said here on Thursday.

The departments demonstrated the various projects of infrastructure including Agriculture, irrigation, fish farming, animal rearing. While presenting, the officers have focused on the initiatives taken for the improvement of the education and communication network.

During the meeting, Governor has described the tribal communities of the state as a major stakeholder of development and stressed on the need of coordination to achieve the goal.

Governor asked to identify growth centres within ADC areas, and should ensure proper development of agriculture, education and fish farming for ensuring better livelihood options for the tribal communities.

The Governor Roy had focused on the key objective to enhance to facilitate the technology access for community development along with improvement of electricity and telecommunication network.

The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is an independent council administering the tribal areas of the state of Tripura, India. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km away from Agartala, the state capital.

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Act 1979 was passed by the Indian parliament after a series of democratic movements launched by the Indigenous people of Tripura, under the provision of the 6th scheduled of the Indian constitution.

The principal objective behind setting up the Autonomous District Council is to empower the Indigenous people to govern themselves and also to bring all round developments of the backward people so as to protect and preserve their culture, customs and traditions.