Pughoboto, March 12 (DIPR): Pughoboto Sub-Division Planning & Development Board meeting for the month of March was held with the Minister for Roads & Bridges and Chairman of the SDPDB, Vikheho Swu at the Chisholomi community hall on March 9.
Minister Swu spoke on the need to gear up the PWD with joint efforts of public support for maintaining of roads. He stated that Pughoboto is urgently in need of banking services to avoid the difficulties of withdrawing their salaries including old age pension. He also reiterated to the people to change their mindset and give more co-operation towards the growth of economic development such as meat production, tree plantation etc. Adding that the government policy of ‘Act East Policy’ through NE for the connectivity of Indian-Asian link consists of air, roads, digital etc is in the pipeline, he said that meetings have been held with departmental officers to take benefit from various flagship programmes.
ADC Avelu Ruho apprised the house regarding restoration of traditional footpath near ADC residence, construction of footsteps at Veterinary Colony at Pughoboto and construction of community hall at Asukiqa and Ighanumi. The house also decided to forward the old age pension to be withdrawn from Pughoboto through CDPO Pughoboto.
Other agenda discussed included MGNREGA funds to be withdrawn from SBI Tseminyu, Zunheboto NST bus services to ply via Pughoboto, NST bus services from Kilomi to Dimapur, posting of linemen at Pughoboto and others.
