Dimapur, Jan. 25: Governor PB Acharya has greeted the people of Nagaland on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day of India.
“On this momentous occasion, I would like you all to join me in recalling the sacrifice and patriotism on which our nation has been built. On this proud day, we pay our humble salutations to those great men who gave us this strong Republic and a great Constitution. Let us all remember with great gratitude and deep reverence our freedom fighters, scientists, social reformers, visionary leaders, etc,” read the message from the governor.Acharya also reiterated his challenge to ‘make Nagaland a golden Nagaland.’ “Our state has potential for all-round development. We are blessed with abundant natural resources like coal, minerals, mineral oil, hydro energy, solar energy, flora and fauna, etc.
“Recent study reports published by scholars indicate probable deposit of precious stones and gold. It is high time we tap our own natural resources judiciously for the development of the state. Our forest is endowed with herbs and medicinal plants which need to be documented and grown as commercial crop to augment the economic standard of our agriculturists,” the governor stated.
The youth of Nagaland empowered with skill education, he said, should be the soldiers and nodal agents for development. “Our Universities should supplement academic contents and design new curriculum as per instructions of UGC in order to cope up with changing demand by the industry and commerce.”
The governor reminded that the farmers were the backbone of the society.
“We have to organize oo-operative movement for a better market for the agri produce. Women have an important role to pay in development of the state and country. A number of girl children in Nagaland are being sponsored in their studies with the help of well wishers under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme.
“E-learning facilities have been provided to as many as 28 government schools in Nagaland through Indian National Fellowship Centre (INFC), an NGO from Mumbai, Rotary Club of Bombay and Workhart Foundation, Mumbai.
“Initiative is also being taken for centenary celebration in 2018 of Lt Dr T Ao, who was the Indian footballer and a physician. Dr T Ao was the captain of the India national football team in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the team's first official game and was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent,” Acharya stated.
We are proud that birthday of great freedom fighter of north east India Rani Ma Gaidinliu, a Naga, is on 26th January, he added. “I call upon all the Naga Political Groups to come forward for a respectable solution. Let us work in unison towards achieving Naga Peace Accord. We want peace and development. Differences in opinion should be resolved through dialogue.”
In conclusion, the governor appealed: “Let us rededicate ourselves with a firm resolve for peaceful and well developed Nagaland.
"Let brotherhood and harmony prevail, heralding a prosperous future to our state and country. We have the potentiality to be economically developed strong state in the Union of India with the participation of 300 thousand empowered youths with University degrees and our natural wealth.”
