Northeast Press Service
Peren | January 28
THE INDECISION among the Zeliangrong people to select exact site for the District Headquarters of the newly upgraded Peren district is gradually taking its toll as various developmental programs are being held up. The Government is left completely speechless because the site of such district headquarters purely lies on the decision of the people in the district, said Dr TM Lotha, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, while interacting with Peren Town Councilors, leaders of Zeliangrong Baudi, and other publics leaders here.
The Minister conveyed the DAN Government’s keen interest for the uplift of the backward areas in the State. And that was the reason why the DAN Government had upgraded three new districts including Peren, so as to catch up with other districts and make the people there at par with the rest of the people in the State, he pointed out.
Accordingly, developmental activities have been going on in full swing in all these areas and various State proposals as well as Central ones are also in the pipeline. Unfortunately the Government’s hand is tied for Peren district due to the indecision of the Peren people to select the site for the district headquarters, the Minister rued.
“The whole world is changing and people of Nagaland are also in that line and we cannot remain static in this present day world,” the Minister said. Therefore, the people of the Peren district should take a very “wise and sagacious decision” to come up with a “Master Plan” for the District Capital Complex for larger interest of not only the people in the district but the State as well, he added.
“Peren District could become one of the best districts in Nagaland if proper infrastructure is given,” Dr Lotha said. “But if you delay taking decision, then you are not only simply making the situation worse but also making more complex for the Government to discharge their rightful duties resulting to holding up of various proposals for the infrastructure developments in the new district.”
Tenning NPF MLA Tare also expressed regrets on the infighting among the Zeliangrong people in the district. He told that they should foresee for the future generation and selecting a site for the district headquarters should be something that should benefit the future generations.
He also explained that the new site at New Peren, some 20 kms from Peren Town would be suitable for the new District Headquarters and that the majority people also supported the site. He said choosing a site and coming developments thereafter are not for BJP, NPF or Congress. “It is for all,” he emphatically asserted.
He also called upon the people not to object the majority decision as the HQs is not going out of Peren. It will be in Peren areas and only 20 kms away from there, beside the present Peren Town has less scope for any Master Plan for such a scale of development. The MLA also urged the people to come to decision before the coming Budget Session,so that various proposals could be included. The present new district was upgraded in 2004 along with two others—Longleng and Kiphire.
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