Neiphiu Rio called upon Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Source: CMO Nagaland *
Delhi, September 10 2018:
A delegation led by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today called upon Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at North Block, New Delhi.
The delegation requested for sanctioning of developmental projects in Eastern Nagaland as a follow up to an earlier request which had also been made to the Prime Minister on 7th August, 2018 .
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio apprised Rajnath Singh about the damages caused due to natural calamities and urged for central assistance under NDRF and interim aid to mitigate the ongoing relief and restoration works.
Besides this, delegation also requested for modernization and upgradation of Village Guards in Nagaland.
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Rio further requested Rajnath Singh for sanctioning another helicopter to increase flying hours for Nagaland particularly for far flung areas of the State.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the various projects under the restructured North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and urged the Home Minister who is also Chairman of the North Eastern Council for sanction of the proposed projects.
On his part, the Union Home Minister assured to look into the issues and also discuss the matter with DoNER Minister to accelerate the sanctioning of the proposed projects.
Rio was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Y.Patton, and a delegation of the Eastern Nagaland Legislators' Union (ENLU) comprising of Minister H&FW S.Pangnyu Phom, Minister, Transport, Civil Aviation and Railways, P Paiwang Konyak, Minister Soil & Water Conservation Kashiho Sangtam, Advisor SCERT Toshi Wungtong, Advisor DUDA Bongkhao Konyak including MLAs EE Pangteang and CL John.
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