DIMAPUR, JUNE 17 (MExN): The Hukphang Orangkong Bhumnyu (HOB) Union, Longleng have expressed resentment at the Department of Higher and Technical Education’s decision to establish a polytechnic at Yongnyah “which is 24 kilometres from Longleng district headquarters.” A press note from the HOB Union Longleng noted that the site at Yongnyah is only seasonally motorable and does not have banking or postal facilities. “Keeping this in mind the land donors have recommended three sites at Hukphang, Bhumnyu and Orangkong village which are nearby Longleng district headquarters,” it added. However, the union stated that the proposed sites were rejected by the department citing that the site is a hillock. To this, the union reminded the department that “Nagaland is a hilly state and many such institutes/offices are constructed in such areas in Longleng and other districts.” It informed that the HOB union had already submitted a representation to the Chief Minister and a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Longleng demanding reverification of the site for an “unbiased survey.”
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