Dimapur
The monthly meeting of Dimapur District Planning & Development Board for the month of August was held in the DC's Conference Hall on August 10. The meeting was presided over by parliamentary secretary for I & FC Jacob Zhimomi.
Zhimomi is also the chairman of the board.
During the meeting, the members of the board approved the Local Area Development Program (LADP) for the year 2016-2017.
Also, based on verification reports submitted by the verification committee, various matters concerning registration of local organizations, among others, were taken up. The organizations in concern are: Immanuel Multipurpose Welfare Society of Khekiho Colony in Kuhobuto Town; Living for Environment Society of Indisen village, and the Immanuel College Alumni Association of Lengrijan.
Besides, a matter of transfer was addressed. The board approved the transfer of Sunrise Secondary School from Tokiye in Zunheboto District to Padam Pukhuri in Dimapur district, to be forwarded to the government.
A PowerPoint presentation of departmental activities was presented by officials of the department of Power and Forest during the meeting.
The State Leprosy Officer, Dr. Ahu Sekhose, informed the house that due to high prevalence of leprosy in the district the department will be sending their staffers for house-to-house screening. He appealed to all the members present in the meeting to help spread the message in their offices and neighborhood.
Further, the deputy commissioner of Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, reminded all heads of offices to send public information officers for ‘RTI training’ at the DC's conference hall on the 23rd and the 24th of this month.
All heads of offices are also to visit the DDSC stadium ‘in the coming days to see the ongoing works assigned to their departments for Independence Day celebration,’ he added.
In another matters, the chairman of the board has thanked
the state government for the ‘successful completion of Dhobinalah-Thahekhu
road.’
Phek
The monthly meeting of the Phek District Planning &
Development Board for August was held on August 9 in Phek town. The vice
chairman of the board, also the deputy commissioner of Phek, Murohu Chotso
presided over the meeting.
The minister for School Education, Yitachu, also addressed the meeting.
In his speech, the minister said that the society was ‘lacking in truth and called upon all to change our mind set and retrospect ourselves in the long run where truth shall prevail.’
On more practical matters, Yitachu said that ‘collection of data and views of the people’ was important to making decisions “in the right direction.” The politician also pointed out that government jobs have ‘reached saturation point in the state and we need to think about self-sustenance.’
He also called upon the government ‘officers holding offices’ to be ‘serious’ in their work.
‘We need to change our mindset in the field of education for betterment of our society,’ he said and asked the teaching community ‘to be more realistic and more practical.’
Local Area Development Funds for the current year was also finalized during the meeting.
A request to register an organization, the ‘Gorkha Union of
Meluri Sub-division,’ was approved by the board for submission to the
government for necessary action.
Noklak
The Sub-division Planning and Development Board of Noklak also met on August 5. The chairman of the board, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Noklak, K MhathungTsanglao, presided over the meeting.
The members of the board reviewed previous points of discussions and deliberated on the agenda for the establishment of a new government primary school at Sanglao village under Thonoknyu sub-division. The matter was discussed following which the board decided to forward the matter to the department in concern for further necessary action.
Also, a requisition for traffic personnel to man the junction at Noklak town submitted by the town sector union was approved to be forwarded to the police authorities of Tuensang for consideration.
Increase in traffic and resulting accidents in the town due to unregulated traffic had begun to pose a problem, the board is said to have agreed.
Also, a proposal for construction of a town hall at Noklak as submitted by the Khiamniungan Tribal Council was approved to be forwarded to the department in concern for action. The existing town hall is old and unfit for use, it was reported.
The LADP for 2016-17 schemes in respect of the 56th and the 57th assembly constituencies was unanimously approved to be forwarded to the government for consideration.
Reports about departmental activities were presented before the board by officials of the Power division of Noklak and Thonoknyu sub-division.
The meeting also discussed ‘work distribution’ for various departments for the forthcoming independence celebrations at Noklak.
(Al Ngullie, August 10, 2016; Eastern Mirror)
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