Nagaland Foothills Road Coordination Committee reconstitutes executive, adopts resolutions

• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• It was agreed that the definition of the Foothills Road Project’s original alignments, adopted in 2013 by the NFHRCC and NPWD, R&B, and endorsed by the 10 tribal hohos, shall be upheld without any preconceptions.
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• The resolution also reiterated its full cooperation with the Lotha Hoho’s resolutions and letter on the NFHR alignments, dated June 4, 2024, to the chief engineer, NPWD, R&B, and a joint survey on minor, need-based realignment by the concerned department, the NFHRCC, and the CAFHRCC conducted, with the report letter dated September 11, 2024.
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• It added that the aggrieved villages of Bhandari and Changpang circles, including the Sumi villages in Baghty division, have assured their unwavering support to the NFHRCC.