Road Less Traveled: Armstrong Pame at TEDxSIBMBangalore

Armstrong Pame, the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Tousem, which lies in his home district of Tamenglong, is the first IAS officer from the Zeme tribe of the state of Nagaland.
He is a harbinger of change and has brought joy to the people of Tousem, a Manipur subdivision that is considered one of India's most backward, by giving them what they needed most - a motorable road that connects them to the outside world. The opening of the 100-km "People's Road" earned him sobriquet "The Miracle Man". He was instrumental in single-handedly taking on the ambitious project of building the road without any state government aid. He was nominated for nominated for the prestigious CNN-IBN Indian Of The Year 2012 in the Public Service category for the same.
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