Dimapur, December 11 (MExN): The bridge over the River Doyang, Governor’s Camp,Liphanyan will be inaugurated by the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on December 14, informed that Nagaland Foothill Road Co-ordination Committee (NFHRCC) on Sunday.
In this connection, the NFHRCC has invited all Apex Tribal Hohos,the Dimapur-based Tribal Hohos, the Young Naga Action Committee on Foothills Road, the contractor’s firms, the local CSOs, former members of the committee to attend the inaugural function.
Lunch will be hosted by the NFHRCC, however, all the invitees are requested to arrange their own transportations, the committee said.
As per the NFHRCC, the ‘Historic Naga Survival Bridge’ was started in 2014 with the initiatives of the Naga CSOs and funded by the Government of Nagaland.
The work was executed by M/S L.Pukhato Shohe and Sons and it is the 4th Bridge over the River Doyang and the longest in Nagaland.
Meanwhile, NFHRCC clarified that the donation for Foothills Road made by the ABAM (Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang) was directly handed over to the CM in 2019.
As it was not encashed by the Government, the said amount was reportedly reverted back to ABAM exchequer and therefore, the NFHRCC has nothing to do with any sort of donations for the foothills, it added.
However, the committee requested the respective Tribal Hohos who are yet to contribute to its exigency funds to do the needful.
For further information and logistic arrangements, the following NFHRCC members can can contacted: Mar Lemtur -9435019202; Himaihito Chishi – 70059994902; Chinden Konyak -6009777148; Dr Ramjee Yimkhiung -8974451462; and Tsapiba Sangtam -9436002614.
