Kohima district selects Tseminyu as aspirational block

Dimapur, Feb. 17 (EMN): Acceding to the proposal submitted by rural development department, Kohima District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) has selected Tseminyu sub-division as aspirational block for Kohima district and decided recommending to the government for further necessary action.
The decision to this effect was taken during the monthly DPDB meeting held in its conference hall, Kohima, on February 15 under the chairmanship of the deputy commissioner and vice chairman DPDB, Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie.

The board selected Tseminyu in pursuance to the cabinet’s decision to identify one block as aspirational block from each district.
Project coordinator of Nagaland state legal services authority (NSLSA), Limasenla Longkumer, has highlighted on the ongoing activities in regard to mega legal service camp which began with Longleng district and has covered ten other districts. The camp would culminate in Kohima on February 23.

Limasenla informed the house that the main idea of the camp is to provide services in real time. She stated public would be given opportunity to directly connect with government departments and get oriented on various welfare programmes/ schemes during the camp. She requested the line departments to extend cooperation and assist them by providing information on various schemes and programmes available in their respective departments in order to make the camp a success.

She also informed that legal service authority booths would offer legal assistance in filling forms, drafting affidavits etc. She added that volunteers of various booths would assist senior citizens, differently-abled and daily wage earners to register for various government sponsored benefits and schemes.

During the meeting, review of village adoption committee activities was also taken up, wherein various committees presented their activities report.

ADC Kohima and core committee convenor, Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa has requested the committees to expedite their action plan and wind up their activities within the time frame. She also reminded DPDB members to participate in the Mini Hornbill Sekrenyi Festival to be held on February 25 and 26 at Kohima local ground and on February 27 at Touphema.

PWD (R&B), executive engineer, south division, Er. Vizotuo Seletsu has highlighted on various projects looked after by the division, various works under SRDP 2017-2018, PMGSY, annual maintenance 2018 – 2019 under state plan, centrally sponsored scheme and improvement of city road in Kohima.