Mon, August 29 (MExN): The Tobu-Mopong-Longching Area Joint Committee For NH.702 & 702B has appealed to the Konyak Union (KU) to immediately withdraw its petition submitted on June 15, 2016 requesting the Minister, National Highways, Government of Nagaland to do the re-mapping of NH.702 on or before August 31, 2016.
In a letter to the President, Konyak Union, the Committee also urged KU to “vehemently pursue” for retention of the diverted NH.702B as per the original DPR.
The letter lauded the effort of the Konyak Union to integrate the Konyaks and its land through all positive means in the past. However, it expressed surprise to learn that the above mentioned highways approved by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been “put under uncertainty with arbitrary action by means of insisting to partially divert the NH.702 to Aopao junction/Aopao Changle and inconsiderately neglecting the total diversion of NH.702B to Mokokchung district.” For this, the Committee tendered its dismay and disapproval over the action of KU to “destabilize and deliver unfair treatment to the people of the aforementioned areas.”
The Committee cautioned that failing to act positively on its appeals, the 34 villages and 5 administrative Headquarters under three KU Branch will “move for a non-cooperation against the apex KU as per the resolution (c) Clause I,II.III) adopted on August 24, 2016.” The letter was appended by Aknyu Konyak, Convenor, AM Kaiba Konyak, Co-Convenor, and Hongnaw HA Konyak, Secretary.
