We are very grateful to the state government of Nagaland learning that the survey works for construction of the foot hills road has been started. However, we are in a confusion that whether the govt, officials are intending to construct a numbers of connectivity roads to facilitate some particular range people or an important main foot hill road along the border areas diverting Assam state road with a view of facilitating the whole communities of Naga people living in Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng and Mon district.
The opinion of the Langpangkong range people is that the survey for construction of the road should be along the foot hills area starting from Dimapur Neulang via Merapani, Bandari, Changpang, Longnak, Longto, Yajang C, Tuli Paper Mill, Yonglak, Namha, Naganimora, Tizet Town of Mon district without diverting to any top hill range. Diversion of the foot hill road towards some top hill ranges would be against the long cherish dream of Naga people living in the foot hill ranges of Wokha, Mokokchung, Longleng and Mon district along the Assam Nagaland border which may create misunderstanding and disunity among the people of different ranges and tribes on the issue of foot hill road.
The lower ranges people of Mokokchung and Longleng district had co-operated with the Ao Senden facing untold suffering impact of the indefinite bandh imposed by the Ao Senden in a good faith that the Ao Senden leaders are working hard to facilitate common Naga people of all the different ranges and tribes. But if the direction of the foot hills road is diverted to a short cut leading to some top hill range without touching the lower ranges along the Assam Nagaland border it will be a great Himalayan blunder on the part of the Nagaland state government and the Naga people who are living along the lower ranges of Assam Nagaland border will remain silent spectators.
The unanimous voice of the Naga people on the demand of the construction of foot hills road along the Assam Nagaland is not only to facilitate a particular ranges nor a particular tribe but to fulfill the immediate needs of all the people of different Naga tribes living in the central and eastern Nagaland. The demand of the Naga people for the construction of the foot hill road along the Assam Nagaland border area is not a new issue but since last about 40 years back based on many reasons of historical events.
No individual governmental authority nor a particular group of people should therefore develop selfish motive to divert the old age proposed foot hill road map directions starting from Dimapur Neuland area to Mon district.
This opinion of Langpangkong range people is released in order to avoid chaotic situation among the Naga people on the issue of the common demand for immediate construction of the foot hill road along the Assam Nagaland border area.
T Nukshi Yaden
President,
Langpangkong Tzukong Mundang
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