Zunheboto, February 25 (MExN): The villages and towns of Zunheboto district (under Sumi jurisdiction), from Kilomi Village to Zunheboto town, which have been affected by the 2 laning NH project, have decided to revoke an earlier resolution and ultimatum served to the Zunheboto Deputy Commissioner. The affected landowners in a meeting on February 24 learnt that the delay in payment of compensation is due to technical problems and not the Zunheboto DC.
As such, the affected villages, in a press note, “apologized” to the DC and his administrative colleagues for publishing the issue in the media. The note informed that despite technical problems, the DC had completed the payment of the first phase of compensation to all affected property owners on February 19 and 20.
The affected landowners further requested the Zunheboto DC to speed up the necessary formalities at the earliest (on/before March 8, 2014), to be included in the second phase of compensation list, “particularly for Zunheboto town and other landowners who were genuinely excluded/left out in the 1st phase of compensation.”
It cautioned that if the Ministry of Road Transport & National Highway (MoRTH), New Delhi fails to comply with this demand, “the whole responsibility (Affected Sumis) would be borne by the district administration and the Sub-Committee on Compensation, which includes Sumi NGO’s, including the President of Sumi Hoho; Vice-President, All Nagaland GB’s Federation; Sumi Kukami Hoho and so on.”
The Signatories of the resolutions in the said meeting included Kilomi Village Council, Kilo Old Village Council, Satakha Town Chairman, Zhekiye Village Council, Aghuyito Town Chairman, Shoixe Village Council, Yemishe Village Council, Sukhalu Village Council, and Zunheboto Town Property Owners.
