The monthly meeting of the Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) was held on 24th March 2023 at Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall. Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman DPDB, Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh, IAS, while welcoming the members, congratulated all the Departments, Educational Institutions, and Civil Societies for their cooperation and support, resulting in successfully conducting the NLA General Election in the District.
In the meeting, Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman gave a briefing on the schedule of the ULB Election as issued by the State Election Commission. While reviewing the implementation of the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS), DC reminded that as of now, the registration done for CMHIS in the district was only 39 percent. He requested all district HODs and employees in the district to do a review and try to cover 100 percent at the earliest.
Reviewing the last meeting minutes, a status report on the repair and maintenance of District Hospital (IMDH) Road, Mokokchung was given by the department of Urban Development, where it was reported that 70 percent of the work has been completed and the remaining work would be completed in two weeks time, to which the DC asked the department to give maximum effort in supervising the work so that it would come out as desired. Ao Senden President, Chubawati Longchar, who also attended the meeting, maintained that many hardships have been taken in making this repair and maintenance of District Hospital (IMDH) Road, Mokokchung a reality. He, therefore, reminded the concerned department that people need quality work and would not compromise if the matter is not taken seriously.
The meeting also reviewed the shifting of the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) to Yimyu, on which the Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman asked the Department Official to do the restoration work (Electricity and water connection) at ISBT to be done at the earliest. DC said that shifting ISBT will contribute to the easing of traffic congestion in the town.
(Lanukaba IA Mokokchung)
