The Governor, who raised the issue of Look-East Policy in

the last Conference of Governors, once again emphasised on more tangible action at ground level for a "meaningful" Look-East Policy, the statement said. He said the pre-requisite for a meaningful Look-East policy was road connectivity. "Most of the 1,726 km long historic Stilwell Road is now in a usable position and only about 160 km portion in Myanmar needs renovation and repair. Opening of this road provides direct connectivity to Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan province of China," he said. In addition to opening of road communication, the border trade at Pangsau Pass must also be formalised on priority, the statement said. On strengthening of delivery systems of government programmes, the governor said the state government "strongly supports the decision for Direct Cash Transfer in beneficiary oriented welfare schemes". He said this would put hard cash in the hand of the end-user, giving him or her the freedom to spend on where he or she needed it the most. Stating that in absence of second green revolution amongst the eastern states, the fertile land of the region has not yielded its full potential, the Governor requested the Agriculture ministry to rename the programme as 'Bringing 2nd Green Revolution to Eastern and North-East India' and include all northeastern states for funding under it. On water management and sanitation in the state, he suggested that the Ministry of Water Resources should come out with a new scheme where assistance is provided for setting up rain-water harvesting systems, especially in areas of heavy rainfall, through deputy commissioners depending on local requirements.