Our Correspondent
KOHIMA, JULY 20
Nagaland Governor PB Acharya today said that people to people participation in development activities and emotional integration is imperative for the state to progress.
Towards this, he said the Indian National Fellowship Center (INFC) has agreed to urge universities in different parts of India to take up tribal dialects particularly from the North East as a six months’ course. So far five universities have agreed to take up the courses, out of which the Angami (Tenyidie) of Nagaland has been selected as one of the five dialects from the NE states, he announced at a press conference held today at the Raj Bhavan, Kohima.
The Governor said that political integrity for development of the region is there but emotional integration has to be encouraged. He mentioned the recent visit of several doctors and teachers from Mumbai to the state and described it as a beginning of “people to people exchange”. He informed that the visitors were taken by the rich culture of Nagaland but expressed concern over the shortage of infrastructure in hospitals and schools which they visited. In this regard, Acharya said they have decided to donate an X-ray machine to Peren hospital, one bus for a school and build one toilet for another school.
When asked what strategies he had in mind to improve the education sector in Nagaland since the visit of a handful of teachers are unlikely to bring a change in the system, the Governor brushed the question aside by saying that the press conference was not about how or in what way the government can help but all about people to people tie up.
On the recent incident at Phor village under Meluri sub-division where two young students were killed, the Governor termed the incident “sad” and that it could have been avoided. “Whoever kills is bad,” he stated and went on to add that he agreed and supported the statement of the state Home Minister. He said the government has set up an inquiry to get the correct report of the entire incident and the fact will come out after the inquiry committed submits its report to the government.
On the state government’s stand for withdrawal of the Disturbed Area Act from entire Nagaland, Acharya said that he stands with the decision of his government and support whatever his government says.
One of the journalists present asked the reason why the Governor is yet to visit the interior parts of state particularly the Eastern Nagaland districts when he is now completing one year of office. To this, Acharya said he is waiting for the rainy season to get over and added he would be visiting those parts of the state.
