DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 6 (MExN): The Aoyimti Village Council (AVC) has written to the Dimapur Deputy Commissioner stating that Aoyimti village “cannot be treated as stumbling block for the national and state development...”
Regarding the expansion of the Dimapur airport, the council called for revocation of a notification dated November 28, 2009.
It may be noted that the said notification had informed of a decision that the rate of compensation for land @Rs 450 per Sq feet was “too exorbitant;” and that the “scope of expansion of the airport was also hindered by the presence of the National Highway and presence of several petrol pumps near the airport.” The notification intimated that it was decided “to shift the airport to a more suitable site in the future.”
The Aoyimti Village Council informed it had approached the Dimapur DC for the revocation of the notification. However, it stated that “till date the same has not been done by your authority.” It further stated that the responsible authorities “are not serious enough while manning the serious project.”
