Dimapur, November 30 (MExN): The Akhoya Youth Organization (AYO) today highlighted that Changtongya-Longleng road construction from zero point to 321 meter has still not started due to “some ensuing technicalities.”
Concerning the road construction, the Akhoya Village Council (AVC) and the Akhoya Youth Organization (AYO) have been in constant communication with the state highway department administration and NHIDCL through numerous representations since 2013, informed a press release issued by AYO President, L Temjenwapang and General Secretary, K Moatoshi.
According to the organization, on September 27, 2019, the AVC, Land Owners Union and AYO had a joint meeting with the Phom People’s Council (PPC) and after thoroughly surveying the zero point, made an agreement that all the works related to the Changtongya-Longleng road correction will be carried out together with mutual understanding for a common cause. Later, officers from the office of Chief Engineer, Government of Nagaland visited the place for spot verification, it stated.
Further, on December 11, 2019, the Chief Engineer wrote to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Works and Housing, and informed them about doing the aforementioned work.
Following this, the DC Mokokchung along with DGM (NHIDCL) visited the spot and after thoroughly surveying the spot sent the spot verification report to Commissioner Kohima through DC Mokokchung. On June 20, 2020, without any spot verification, a list for damage compensation was sent to the Akhoya land owners from NHIDCL, but the list contained only 40% of the land owners’ names and the rest (60%) names were missing, it reported.
“Therefore, the Akhoya Land Owners Union summarily rejected the damage compensation list given by NHIDCL and No Objection Certificate (NOC) was not issued,” it added.
Following this, on October 3, 2020, the DC Mokokchung called the AVC and AYO for a meeting which was held in the presence of DC and SDO (C) Mokokchung, SDO(C), Changtongya, EE NH Mokokchung and NHIDCL, wherein, the AVC and AYO shared their constraints and requirements regarding the present issue. However, on November 20, 2020 the DC Mokokchung verbally informed the AVC that the demands for zero point intersection correction cannot be made, the release added.
Therefore, the AYO said, “considering the Highway construction rules and norms, if the state government does not work taking into consideration the needs and plight of the people, we the Akhoya villagers will never accept such unethical activities. Therefore, it is required to the government to monitor and expedite the present issue at the earliest for the benefit of all.”
