Dr. J Alam addressing the members during a one-day training
and orientation on ‘Environmental and social standard (ESS)’ at Japfü Hotel in
Kohima on Wednesday.
- DIMAPUR — Nagaland
Chief Secretary, Dr. J Alam, on Thursday called upon the contractors to
implement construction works with transparency basing on standard stating that
they were selected on merit.
- Dr. Alam stated this during a one-day training and
orientation on ‘Environmental and social standard (ESS),’ organised by the
department of School Education under NECTAR project for contractors of all the
sixteen (16) Lighthouse School Complexes (LSCs) that will be set up in sixteen
districts of Nagaland. The event was held on Wednesday at Japfü Hotel in
Kohima.
- Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Alm, who is also the
chairman of Project Steering Committee (NECTAR), described the project as a
watershed for Nagaland. He stated that the stakes are high given the status of
school education in Nagaland and the expectations from the project.
- Dr. Alam asserted that the various pioneering initiatives of
the World Bank-supported project would serve as a model not only for Nagaland
but for the rest of the country. He also mentioned that the contractors were
selected on their merit and the project is being implemented with transparency.
He therefore urged them to uphold the project’s standards in implementing the
construction works, a DIPR report stated.
- Dr. Alam encouraged the project site engineers to be
efficient in supervision and usage of resources. He further stated that rather
than falling behind, Nagaland should set positive examples. To this end, he motivated
the contractors to ensure that the construction works are completed expediently
with high quality so that it will be talked about even in the future.
- The joint secretary of School Education and deputy project
director of NECTAR, Avelu Ruho, introduced the scope of the NECTAR project to
the contractors and their team during the welcome address. She mentioned that
the concept of LSCs was envisioned during the tenure of former principal
secretary of School Education, Menukhol John, to address the challenges faced
by government schools in Nagaland.
