DIMAPUR — A total of eight well-equipped multi-media mobile vehicles were flagged off by the advisor of Information and Public Relations (IPR) and Soil and Water Conservation, Imkong L Imchen, at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Plaza in Kohima on Wednesday.
The event was organised by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), wherein 8 District Public Relations Officers (DPRO) were handed over brand new vehicles equipped with multimedia facilities.
Speaking on the occasion, Imkong described the field officers of the IPR department as nodal officers for various departments through whom the government policies and programmes are disseminated to the people, stated a DIPR report.
Imkong reminded the officers to function together for one single purpose, which is to work toward the uplift and development of the people. He also urged the officers to perform their assigned duties diligently and utilise the brand new vehicles and other facilities provided for the service of the people and to disseminate government activities to the remotest part of the state.
Imkong further expressed gratitude to the state government for allocating funds for the multimedia mobile vehicles.
Also speaking on the occasion, the director of IPR, Dzuvinuo Theunuo, shared on the concept of the project. She stated that the department felt the need to place those multi-media mobile vehicles in the districts and in the directorate to step up its activities in meeting the ever-increasing requirements to disseminate information to the people.
Theunuo stated that the vehicles would cater to broadcasting of various awareness and educational videos, documentaries and other PSAs. She informed that the vehicles are equipped with projectors and screens, laptops and all-in-one sound systems for easy usage in order to help in making announcements and dissemination of information in every part of the state in a timely manner.
She further mentioned that eight districts namely Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire, Longleng, Zunheboto, Mokokchung, Phek and Wokha were covered in the first phase. She added that the remaining districts including the directorate would be taken up in the current year.
The development commissioner and principal secretary of Justice and Law, R Ramakrishnan; secretary of Information and Public Relations, Bhagyashree B Banayat; and officers and staff of IPR attended the programme.