Staff Reporter
Dimapur, February 14
Nagaland Foothill Road Construction Committee (NFHRCC) has temporarily suspended the ongoing project in Mon sector with effect from February 19 till an amicable understanding is reached between Konyak Union (KU) and NFHRCC. The Konyak Union in Mon district had voluntarily withdrawn from the NFHRCC in the year 2014 without assigning any reason while de-recognizing its affiliated units of Dimapur and Chumukedima as representatives for failing to withdraw from NFHRCC. The KU had also launched the foothill road construction without intimation to the committee.
The NFHRCC after deliberation and meticulous examination of all facts and circumstances, unanimously resolved to temporarily suspend the ongoing project with effect from February 19 in Mon sector, during a meeting held here at its Treasurer’s residence in Kher Mahal today.
Sobu Jamir, Convener, NFHRCC pointed out that the KU without any intimation to the committee launched the foothill road construction at Mon sector on December 22. Today’s gathering is the 2nd consecutive meeting wherein KU representatives failed to attend despite official information provided by the committee verbally and through media.
Jamir also recalled, KU had failed to accord a welcome during the ‘goodwill mission-cum-consultative meeting’ proposed by NFHRCC in Mon along with Phom People’s Council (PPC) and ENPO. “The committee had given time to the Konyak representatives to work together for remedial measure and also granted a grace time of 7 days to hammer out a congenial atmosphere and to avoid suspension of the ongoing foothill project but it turned out to be a fruitless exercise.”
Jamir pointed out that despite all efforts by NFHRCC, the KU chose to ignore the meeting and hence the committee having no option decided to temporarily suspend the ongoing project at Mon sector.
