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PB Acharya (third from left) and Neiphiu Rio along with their spouses and others during the inauguration of Seluophe Model Village in Dimapur on Monday. EM Images[/caption]
Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, Dec. 18 (EMN): The first ever model village in Nagaland to be adopted under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) was inaugurated on Monday at Seluophe village in Dimapur. Even as the model village was inaugurated on Monday, it was adopted way back in November 2014 by the Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio.
Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya inaugurated the model village on Monday. The SAGY will help in implementing various developmental schemes of the government. Seluophe is one of the two villages to be adopted by Rio – the other one being Longwa village under Mon district.
Addressing the function, Acharya said that the government of India has encouraged all elected MLAs and MPs to adopt 5 villages in 5 years (1 village a year).
The chief guest, at the newly constructed amphitheatre of Selouphe village quoted Prime Minister Modi who said that India belongs to villages and unless villages are developed, India will not develop. With this vision Modi launched SAGY in 2014, he added. He further said that all basic infrastructures like schools, hospitals, playgrounds and toilets should be present in model villages.
Recalling his visit to Lumami University, he was disheartened to know that the students and administration had to go to Assam to buy their food needs like vegetables etc., at least once a week. “With such a big plot of land it is shameful that they cannot grow their own vegetables” he said.
He further emphasised that education at the primary level in one’s own mother tongue should be made available.
On the occasion, the governor also handed over ambulance keys purchased from the MP’s fund for use in Zunheboto and Longleng district. An ambulance each will also be given to ENPO Dimapur and ENPO Kohima from the MPs fund, it was informed. The governor also released the report on Seluophe village during the programme.
Rio, who was the chief host of the occasion, pointed out that development of village requires help from the government. He also reminded the villagers to ensure proper maintenance of the infrastructure and to work harder for uplift the economy.
He also spoke on Modi's vision of developing villages, where rural development department serves as the nodal department. He expressed gratitude to the governor for launching the SAGY village where several projects including guest house, amphitheatre, playground, furniture unit, weaving unit, fishery ponds, rostrum, link and approach road within village, table saw mill unit etc., have been completed from the MP’s fund.
He also thanked the villagers for their unity and leadership ‘because of which it was possible to make Selouphe a model village’.