NFHRCC urge CM to make good on April 27 assurances
Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 26
The Nagaland Foothill Road Project, work for which started in December 2013, has hit another financial barricade. Earth cutting works remain stalled in two sections of the over 300 km long proposed road that will connect Dimapur with Tizit in Mon without crossing into Assam.
Only around 8 km (3 km in Naginimora and 5 km in Niuland sectors) is left to complete the earth cutting works. The amount required comes to around Rs. 11.5 cr but the funding has stopped halting work and stalling the entire project.
The Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) on May 26 urged the Nagaland state government to “seriously and expeditiously” revive the works considering the proposed road’s economic impact on the state.
The NFHRCC stated that the Chief Minister is still to make good on an assurance given earlier on April 27. On that date, it stated that the NFHRCC members apprised the CM on the nature of the project and appealed for sanctioning fund to complete the earth cutting works.
At the meeting, the NFHRCC said that the CM while expressing the “inability to provide fund also assured to consult his Cabinet (on the matter) and to intimate the NFHRCC.” Maintaining that no timeframe was given by the CM, it stated that till date there has been no intimation from the CM or if at all he has met the Cabinet.
While reiterating the CM’s April 27 assurance, the NFHRCC asked the CM to discuss the matter with the cabinet “if he has not.”
The NFHRCC said that fund amounting to Rs. 70 cr has already been pumped into the project. “However, for the last 3 consecutive years, the people’s project has been ignored by the state government.”
While it urged state legislators to “discuss and debate the issue” on the floor of the Assembly “as it belongs to the whole Naga family,” it appealed Naga organisations to approach the NFHRCC in the event of any misunderstanding with regard to the project.
