Through this column I would like to state a few points with regard to the issue of encouraging potential Investors into our state. It is well known that various departments and bodies are holding seminars and programmes to highlight the benefits of investing in the state. But all these plans and ideas will come to nothing unless the majority of the population and especially the various Govt. agencies understand the whole idea of attracting investment from outside the state and also every individual understands his/her vital contribution to the process of growth.
I would like to think that the people who wish to invest in our state are not fools. They would not want to risk their hard earned money in a state where it is a huge struggle to even provide the bare necessities of human needs.
Our roads are in the worst shape. We cannot even maintain a single lane metalled road for one full year. Whereas to cater to any new industries, we need 4-lane or even 6-lane highways to allow the largest commercial vehicles to ply. Power is another area of concern. I am sure the potential investor would wish that his company gets uninterrupted power supply for the next 50 years or even 100 years. We are still not self-sufficient in power even for our own domestic needs.
Off course, then there is the issue of Landowners, extortion, political issue, reservation etc. which all add up to give us one heady mix. Nevertheless, the dream for a better Nagaland is there in all of us. Therefore so much depends on the Government agencies – Police, PWD, PHE, Industries, Tourism, Municipal Authorities, Power, Vety & AH etc – to understand and address the issues at hand and deliver the goods necessary for the economic growth of our state. On the other hand, even if not one single person invests in Nagaland, if we manage to build better and wider roads, if we have sufficient power all year round, if all the extortionists and anti-social elements are nabbed and punished, if we have good, clean drinking water gushing out of our taps, if all our drains efficiently dispel waste, if we can buy good quality meat and vegetables at the correct weight and price . . . . . then we would certainly have achieved a lot. So let us begin now.
K. Angami
Kohima
I would like to think that the people who wish to invest in our state are not fools. They would not want to risk their hard earned money in a state where it is a huge struggle to even provide the bare necessities of human needs.
Our roads are in the worst shape. We cannot even maintain a single lane metalled road for one full year. Whereas to cater to any new industries, we need 4-lane or even 6-lane highways to allow the largest commercial vehicles to ply. Power is another area of concern. I am sure the potential investor would wish that his company gets uninterrupted power supply for the next 50 years or even 100 years. We are still not self-sufficient in power even for our own domestic needs.
Off course, then there is the issue of Landowners, extortion, political issue, reservation etc. which all add up to give us one heady mix. Nevertheless, the dream for a better Nagaland is there in all of us. Therefore so much depends on the Government agencies – Police, PWD, PHE, Industries, Tourism, Municipal Authorities, Power, Vety & AH etc – to understand and address the issues at hand and deliver the goods necessary for the economic growth of our state. On the other hand, even if not one single person invests in Nagaland, if we manage to build better and wider roads, if we have sufficient power all year round, if all the extortionists and anti-social elements are nabbed and punished, if we have good, clean drinking water gushing out of our taps, if all our drains efficiently dispel waste, if we can buy good quality meat and vegetables at the correct weight and price . . . . . then we would certainly have achieved a lot. So let us begin now.
K. Angami
Kohima
