Dimapur, June 6 (DIPR): The monthly Dimapur District Planning & Development Board meeting was held on June 6 at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur.
DC, Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome welcomed and felicitated the new Chairman of Dimapur DPDB, SI Jamir, the Advisor of Urban Development. DRDA Dimapur and Dimapur Government College gave their departmental presentation, highlighting the various activities and programmes implemented by them.
Meanwhile, the Board after discussion and based on the verification reports recommended registration of the following societies: C-Edge College Alumni Association, Naga United Village, Wild Berries Society, Vidima Village, Helping Hand Foundation, Toulazouma, Widows and Orphans Empowerment Society, Sunrise Colony Burma Camp, Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong, Dimapur unit, Kuda Tego Union, Murgi Patti Dimapur and Nagaland Bhojpuri Samaj, Millennium Market Dimapur. The House also recommended for shifting of Mount Hermon School from Model Colony, Purana Bazaar to Darogajan village, Dimapur.
With regard to the agenda for change of nomenclature and ownership of Union Christian School, Purana Bazaar, the house decided to send the documents to the concerned officer to get in touch with the proprietor as no alternative name of the school was given. On obtaining NOC for running B.Ed, M.Ed etc. at Isaac Newton School Dimapur, the Board suggested the proprietor to get detailed clearance from the Education Department. The Board also recommended for the up-gradation of Government High Schools to Higher Secondary Schools in Dimapur city.
MLA Tokheho, who was also present at the meeting, while expressing concern for the education sector apprised of the dilapidated conditions of the school buildings and problems of posting lecturers. He maintained that the people’s representatives as well as the education department are responsible for the welfare and future of the children. Tokheho felt that the education department should come out with a road map to do away with the past mistakes and create a better education system for the welfare of the students in future.
Apart from the agendas, the DC informed the house that issues relating to land encroachment will be discussed in the DPDB meetings and requested members to flag issues of land encroachment during the meetings.
Slides on doubling farmers’ income were presented by KVK, Jharnapani.
The house further entrusted Irrigation and Flood Control and Taxes Departments to give their departmental presentation in the next DPDB meeting.
