Kohima District Planning and Development Board meeting was held on 29th June 2020 at the DPDB conference hall, Kohima. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Advisor for technical Education and Elections, Medo Yhokha.

Addressing at the meeting Yhokha, expressed his gratitude to the Government of Nagaland for endorsing him to take up the responsibility to work as a team to serve the people under the platform of the District Planning and Development Board. He also expressed his solidarity to the people who have been affected by the pandemic.

Stating that everyone has been facing tremendous difficulties, Yhokha encouraged the officers and staff to reorient themselves to be the role models in different capacities, be it in social or community circles to keep everyone safe. He also reminded them that the pandemic should not be an excuses to neglect their duties and urged them to take up the roles and responsibilities in any circumstances to fulfil the expectations and to reach out to the people, especially to rural areas by maintaining appropriate COVID-19 behavior at this challenging situation

Dwelling on the urgency of the impending Nagaland State Biodiversity, which the preparation of People's Biodiversity Registers (PBR) is to be done in the State latest by 30th of June 2021, DC, Gregory Thejawelie reminded the concerned officials to send the details to the board before 15th June 2021, in order to send the report to the National Green Tribunal

During the meeting, North East Taekwondos Union and Nagaland International Research Center Societies were recommended for registration by the board and the members also recommended for approval to the State Government of LADP 2021-2022 and Grant-in-Aid to three private school for the session of 2021-2022

The meeting also discussed on performance with 50% of staffs and officers to perform and function of the offices by following all the SOPs and guidelines.

(Akamla, IA Kohima)