Hollow Brick manufacturing unit at Kiphire was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC), T. Wati Aier on 5th October 2021. The Deputy Commissioner in his speech stated that the Kiphire District is so fortunate that the state Government is assisting the public in various fields like agriculture, horticulture, LRD and cooperative department at every level including villages. He advised the Lanya Society to take it as a privilege and work sincerely to bring laurels to the society. Aier urged that the bricks be compared with the other ones and sell them with a limited price so that more products will be demanded. He asked them to focus on their project and advise not to take it as a one-time project but take it as an eye opener for their society so that more opportunity can be avail even in the days to come. SRCS & CPO (ICDP), K. Lirichum Anar in his address stated that the Department of Cooperation is implementing central sector integrated scheme on Agricultural cooperation of integrated cooperative development project in Kiphire District through the National cooperative development cooperation. The Department has assisted Rs. 4 lakh for the Hollow Brick manufacturing unit and Rs. 9.50 lakhs for pickup vehicle for transportation purpose to Lanya multi-purpose cooperative Society Ltd. Kiphire. He mentioned that the features of hollow block are compact design/ trouble free functionality/ negligible and easy maintenance/ heavy pressure/ easy working method and operation manual and highly durable. Anar added that for curing time, it takes 28 days (approx) one day expose, seven days in water and 21 days in partly wet. He requested the society to be pro-active in their business so that they don't have problems of repaying loan in time. With the motto "Coming together is the beginning, sitting together is the progress and working together is the success", the society should work hard and be an exemplary model to other cooperative societies in the District, he added. The unit was assisted by the cooperation department under integrated cooperative development project (ICDP) Kiphire to Lanye multi-purpose cooperative society Ltd. (IA Kiphire)