Nukhu for chemist post in art & culture dept for State Museum

Kohima | February 28 : Lamenting over the acute shortage of manpower in the field of chemistry, civil engineering and food technology in the state, Deo Nukhu, advisor science & technology, NER, art & culture today encouraged the students to pursue such lines in keeping with the requirement in this advanced and modern society.
“We are badly in need of master degree in chemistry” he said and cited its importance in preserving documents and papers among the others.
Nukhu was of the apprehension that the artifacts and Naga traditional dresses preserved at the State Museum, Kohima may go rust as there is no chemist to look after it. He also feared that the same thing may also happen in the 2nd World War Museum at Kisama.
Admitting that somewhere may be using chemical, he however said the state’s department of art & culture has no chemist to look after it.
Concern over this, Nukhu said he had already proposed to the state cabinet for creation of chemist post in the department of art & culture but the same is yet to be materialized due to ban on creation of new post by the government.
Still then, Nukhu was hopeful that the cabinet will reason the same according to its requirement.
Nukhu also stressed on the need of the state to give more importance in civil engineering. “We need structure engineer in building our state and country.”
He lamented that most of the buildings are done haphazardly without proper design/structure, thereby causing inconvenience while implementing the projects.
Because of modernization, he said, the state also requires food
preservation.
Stating that horticulture activities netted much progress in Nagaland with lots of Guava and Pineapple available in the state and also with the start of kiwi fruit, he stressed on the need to concentrate on fruit processing for juice or dried purpose.
He informed that the Ministry of Fruit Processing is giving much importance on such area by extending assistance whoever wants to pick up processing unit. In this, Nukhu encouraged the students to go for food technology line.