Dimapur, Jan. 5: The first monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting for the year 2017 for Dimapur district was held today, 5th January in the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner Dimapur.
Initiating the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, who is also the vice chairman of DPDB Dimapur, extended New Year greetings and welcomed all the members present to the said meeting.
In the meeting the Board discussed agendas with regard to upgradation/recognition from class V to X of Spring Blossoms Academy, Thahekhu Village, and proposal for opening of Primary School by the name of Rose of Sharon Academy, Chungaijang Rongmei Colony, Burma Camp. After deliberation by Board members and also considering the verification report by SDO(C) Sadar, the Board recommended for submission of the proposals to the concern department for further examination to see if there are still some criteria to be fulfilled. As entrusted, PHE and Transport departments gave their departmental presentations.
DC Dimapur reminded the heads of departments that presentations in the meeting should not only be confined to the normal organisational set up and infrastructure development. He felt that more focus should be made on whether a particular scheme or project is being implemented and benefiting the people in reality.
Apart from the agendas, Kesonyu also reminded the officers to ensure that correspondences relating to the impending civic polls are accorded top priority. He informed that the 1st round of training for the polling personnel has been tentatively fixed on January 12. Highlighting on the campaign Smoke Free Dimapur, DC urged upon all the head of offices to take moral responsibilities as government servants by putting up the signage in their offices and to make the work places smoke free premises. Further, he appealed to all in giving a thought to the concept of Smoke Free Dimapur, informing that 59% of non smokers were subjected to second hand smoking particularly in working places in Nagaland.
In view of the impending civil polls, SDO (C) Moa Sangtam informed all the officers present in the meeting, to send the vehicles attached to them for reporting on January 17, near Dimapur Stadium.
The Board entrusted Veterinary and Animal Husbandry department and District Education office to give their departmental presentation in the next DPDB Meeting.
