State BJP delegate meets central leaders

Paiwang seeks more flying hours for chopper service [caption id="attachment_178559" align="alignnone" width="550"] State BJP delegation with the central leaders in New Delhi on April 24.[/caption] Dimapur, April 24 (EMN): BJP legislators and party officials from Nagaland called on the national BJP president Amit Shah, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav and Ramlal on April 24 and expressed gratitude to the central leaders for personally participating in the recently concluded the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) elections and led the party to a record time victory. The delegation also reminded the central leaders that they had gone to the people during the elections with commitments for more development under the dispensation of BJP led NDA government at the centre. They, therefore, appealed the central government to extend full support to the commitments made by the Prime Minister of India and the central leaders to the state. The delegation also expressed their confidence that under the dynamic leadership and guidance of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president Amit Shah, BJP in the state will grow from strength to strength in the days to come. The delegation also thanked the party leaders for their concerned towards the state development. Meanwhile, state minister of transport and civil aviation and land resources, P Paiwang Konyak has urged the union home minister Rajnath Singh to increase the flying hours of helicopter from 480 to 1500 hours per annually. Paiwang, who met Rajnath Singh at his residence in New Delhi on April 24, has the later on the helicopter service in the state. With the increasing demand of helicopter service, Paiwang stated that the present flying hours of 480 hour annually is not enough to cater the needs of the state. He has requested the union home minister to increase the helicopter service from 480 hours to 1500 hours annually. Meanwhile, the union minister has assured to look into the matter at the earliest possible time and consider the request of the state. A press release issued by Kuolie Mere, PRO (IPR), Nagaland House, New Delhi, stated that Paiwang also called to the union minister for drinking water and sanitation Uma Bharati at her official residence, New Delhi.