- DIMAPUR — In an
emergency meeting held on May 9 in Dimapur, the Nagaland Foothills Road
Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) adopted key resolutions, including the
reconstitution of its executive.
- According to an update, the new executive members were
appointed following the recommendation of a three-member search committee
headed by convenor Chingden Konyak, with Anilo Rengma as member secretary and
Renthungo Kikon as member.
- Supu Jamir has been appointed as the convenor, while K
Himahito Chishi will serve as the co-convenor. Chenithung Humtsoe takes on the
role of general secretary, and Yanger Angh has been appointed as the assistant
general secretary. Iteichu Zeliang will be the publicity and information
secretary, and K Mar Lemtur will serve as the finance secretary.
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- The committee also welcomed two tribal communities—the
Tikhirs and the indigenous Garos —into the NFHRCC fraternity.
- It was reaffirmed that the Foothills road project was
conceptualised by the NFHRCC in 2013 and, as such, they will continue to
advocate for the road with any successive popular state government in power.
- The NFHRCC, it was mentioned, aims to strengthen the hands
of the concerned department, with a mission and vision focused on transparency,
inclusivity, and quality assurance in the works.
- It was resolved that as stakeholders and a watchdog for the
people, they remain committed to the Nagaland Foothills Road Project (Trans
Nagaland Expressway) from Tizit to Khelma. Any arbitrary deviation from the
original concept and alignment of the people’s road by any quarter will be
regarded as a "betrayal" and will not be tolerated.
- Another resolution was adopted at a joint consultative
meeting held in Dimapur with the Changpang Area Committee on Foothills Road
Project (CAFHRCC) and the aggrieved villages of Bhandari and Changpang circles,
including the Sumi villages in Baghty division, Wokha District.
