2 major organisations serves ultimatum for widening of NH2 in Nagaland
Source: IT News
Kohima, April 10 2017:
The Lotha Hoho and the Rengma Hoho have served an ultimatum to the National Highway Authority, Nagaland, NHAN for widening of the National Highway No 2 in Tseminyu and Wokha Sectors.
The two organisations issued a joint statement yesterday warning that the issue "will no more be negotiable" as repeated appeals yield no response from the State Government.
They said even two years after the assurances made by the minister in-charge, chief engineer (NH) including the commissioner & secretary were yet to be fulfilled.
They pointed out that government of India had approved the DPR and sanctioned 340.2687 crore Rupees on October 31, 2016 .
The ministry had also specifically pointed out that the work had to start by December 2016, and to spend 20 per cent of the sanctioned amount within 2016-17, so that the sanctioned amount did not lapse, the hohos added.
Expressing utter dismay, the hohos said they would be compelled to launch the total indefinite bandh with in the two sectors and warned that NHAN would be held responsible for any eventuality.
They further said the bandh would continue till the work order is produced before the two hohos and until the time the NHAN begins the widening work.