DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 9 (MExN): The Rising People’s Party (RPP) has said that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) should re-possess the Working Women’s Hostel (WWH) at Walford Colony, Dimapur.
A press release from the RPP said that on May 18, 2017, an MoU was signed between the Government of Nagaland represented by Additional Director of Municipal Affairs Department (MAD), and the Northern Angami Public Organisation (NAPO) whereby the MAD agreed to construct a Working Women’s Hostel (WWH) at Walford Colony Dimapur, and hand over the entire completed building to NAPO for sole ownership.
The party informed that the said scheme falls under the MoHUPA with the state bearing 10% of the total project cost which is Rs 968.96 lakhs. “It has come to the notice of the Rising People’s Party that the construction of the hostel has been completed, and now believed to be under the possession of NAPO as per the terms and conditions of the MoU,” it stated.
The MoU states that “The Second Party (NAPO) will thereafter own, operate and maintain the WWH without interference from the First Party (State Government)…and the revenue so generated from the operation of the WWH shall be entirely appropriated by the Second Party…and the First party shall lay no claim whatsoever on the revenue.”
This RPP termed the MoU as “illegal and a total fraud epitomizing the corrupt state of affairs in the state.” “It’s unthinkable that such blatant disregard for rules and guidelines can be carried out with impunity for which appropriate punishment shall have to be meted out to the parties involved,” the RPP said.
It asked the ministry to re-possess the WWH and appropriate action be taken against the State Government including reviewing all the flagship programmes under the ministry in Nagaland.
