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This image, without description, issued by the Nagaland Foot Hill Road Co-ordination Committee, on Sun. Jan. 20, is understood to show construction work on a bridge at Doyang, in Wokha district.[/caption]
Dimapur, Jan. 20 (EMN): The Nagaland Foot Hill Road Co-ordination Committee (NFHRCC) has decided on visiting monthly the bridge construction work at Doyang, in Wokha district and keep tab on its progress. The committee issued a press release to the media on Sunday.
The committee stated: ‘The NFHRCC has resolved to send monthly/periodic visits to the Doyang bridge construction site at Liphanyan, Governor’s Camp, to ascertain the progress of the construction.’
Accordingly on January 19, two committee members namely S Yanger Angh and Tsapipa Sangtam visited the site and interacted with the person in-charge of the construction. The committee advised them to complete construction of the bridge’s piers by this working season,’ the updates stated.
The committee’s members were stated to be “fully satisfied with the progress of the construction.” The NFHRCC has lauded the contractor but has appealed to the firm to maintain the momentum “so as to accomplish the mission within the desired time frame.” The members appreciated also the cooperation to the construction team by the Liphanyan Village Council, the statement read.
The committee was stated to have met with the chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio, on December 11 2018 at Sovima in Dimapur, and “reminded him about the issuing of work orders for the remaining uncut portions.” He was said to have written a note to the principal secretary (roads and bridges) to “examine and to take up the case on priority as requested.” The committee has appealed to the chief minister to ‘immediately act upon as assured to the committee; so that with a view to dispel the confusions in the minds of the public as well as to accomplish the historic project at the earliest.’
The committee also appreciated the Tuli Area Joint Council Forum for pressing the Nagaland government to execute the work “which is pending for quite a considerable period of time.” On the same line, the committee also urged the government ‘to fulfil the long cherished goal of the Naga public.’
The statement carried an appeal to all community organisations and tribes and individuals ‘not to go directly to the media before the grievances are being brought to the notice of the committee. As a matter of fact, the committee was constituted by the apex tribal hohos.’
