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T H E WARRIOR (VOL.46. No. 02) June 2017 Editor : Dzüvinuo Theünuo Contents REGULAR FEATURES:- Page No. 1. Features ___________________________________________________ 4 2. Official Orders and Notifications _________________________ 8 3. State Round Up ___________________________________________ 9 4. Photo Gallery ______________________________________________ 29 5. Districts Round Up ________________________________________ 38 6. Development Activities ____________________________________ 55 © Department of Information & Pubic Relations, Nagaland Views & opinion, expressed in the contributed articles are not those of the Editor nor do these necessarily reflect the policy or views of the Government of Nagaland Published by:- The Directorate of Information & Public Relations, IPR Citadel, New Capital Complex Kohima : Nagaland email: [email protected]/F or [email protected] June 2017 A monthly English Journal FEATURES CONCEPT OF VILLAGE/WARD or a ward, as the case maybe, to adopt and ADOPTION COMMITTEE: AN study the Village/Ward in detail, to ascertain INGENIOUS MODEL FOR the status of Government programmes, to DEVELOPMENT locate lacunae and suggest measures to be taken. They also help to design and To usher in all-round development at implement innovative programmes of the grass root level, the role of the highest Committee in the Village/Ward, and finally, a planning body in the District/State and the detailed report on the Village/Ward is active participation of the grass root people presented to the DPDB. need to be taken into account. This idea is Initially, an amount of 50,000/- incorporated in the concept of Village/Ward ` Adoption Committee undertaken by the was given from the Local Area Development Kohima District Planning and Development Program Common Pool to each of the Board (DPDB), and this novel initiative has Committee, which was increased to been featured in “New Beginning,” a book `1,00,000/- in 2015. In 2016, it was further on innovations for the Prime Minister's raised to ` 1,50,000/- in view of the positive Award for Excellence, released by Prime impact of the programme on the adopted Minister, Narendra Modi, on 21st April, 2017. Villages/Wards and popular public demand. It was in the year 2010 that the The amount so sanctioned is being used by Kohima DPDB brought out a concept known the Committees for various expenses. as Village Vision Cell with the theme 'Back to Till date, 20 (Twenty) villages in rural the root' which was re-christened as DPDB areas and 8 (Eight) wards in urban sectors Village/Ward Adoption Committee in 2014. have been covered under this Village/Ward Initially, it was conceptualized with the Adoption Programme by the Kohima DPDB. name/term “Village Vision Cell” under the Yearly competitions are also held to choose theme “Back to the Root,” by involving the Best Adoption Committee. people from all walks of life including retired Objectives/Goals: Government servants/officers, politicians, Ø To identify the needs of the villages, be it in social workers and other intellectuals. economy, education, social, health and A group of responsible people from a sanitation and assist them by using particular village forms a team called Village locally available resources. Vision Cell (VVC), who collectively Ø To create awareness of the activities of the coordinates with village leaders to improve DPDB. the system of village level governance and to Ø To d e v e l o p c o o p e r a t i o n a n d submit its vision and plans to the Kohima understanding and to inculcate team spirit DPDB. The DPDB members are grouped amongst the member department for into 6 DPDB Village/Ward Adoption achieving synergy. Committees consisting of 9-10 officers and it Ø To study the strength and weaknesses of has set up a Core Committee headed by th e Village/Ward b y gath ering Additional Deputy Commissioner HQ to information on implementation of various evaluate the works of the 6 (six) committees Government schemes e.g. education, annually. health, water supply and sanitation, Each Committee is assigned a village power, forest conservation area, 4 the Warrior A monthly English Journal June 2017 transport and communication system Problems and hurdles faced: etc. Ø Lack of authority to take larger decisions. Ø To address and to propagate the best Ø Insufficiency of funds. practices of a Village/Ward to other parts Ø Insufficient time. of the district. Ø High expectation of the villagers/ward Village/Ward Adoption - A unique members: As with any Government opportunity: developmental programme, there is Ø Bringing perceptible improvements in usually a very high expectation of the p r o c e s s / s y s t e m s a n d b u i l d i n g adopted Village/Ward from the Adoption institutions. Committee, and not being able to meet Ø Making public delivery systems these expectations is a major reason for responsive, transparent and efficient, disappointment. However, if sufficient particularly by leveraging technology. funds are placed at the disposal of the Ø The activities also spread awareness Committees, perhaps it would help to a about various schemes available for large extent. development to both administrative Suggestions and ways forward: departments and citizens. Ø It would be beneficial if budget provisions Ø Optimal utilization of resources is made can be kept aside for the Committees to possible due to coordinated efforts work on by every department similar in through the Adoption Committees. line with that of IT policy of the State Ø Departments are able to get work done, wherein, every department is required to which hitherto were not possible or set aside 3% of its planned budget for d i ffi c u l t , t h r o u g h c o m m u n i t y Information Technology participation such as removal of Ø A l l c o n v e rg e n c e p r o g r a m m e s , encroachments, widening of roads particularly for the adopted Village/Ward, where private lands had to be touched, may be brought under the ambit of the etc. Adoption Committee on trail basis for at Ø Preparedness/performance in emergent least 3 years and thereafter, make it a situations, disasters like cyclones, permanent feature if it is successful. earthquakes, floods, etc. Ø Conclusion: Through the report of Ward Adoption This model of “Bottoms Up” approach Committee in 2014, a number of old and to planning and reporting has proved to be dangerously corroded electrical poles successful and beneficial, as is seen in the case were identified and replaced, such as in of Kohima DPDB. As rightly said by Prime North Block ward, by the Power Minister, Narendra Modi, “Innovation is no Department. Also, removal of carelessly longer a choice but has become an dumped distribution pipes at Porterlane imperative,” such models need to be emulated in 2014 and implementation of in other districts so as to fulfil the basic and compulsory septic tanks for houses were priority needs of the local populace and also to carried out by the KMC and Urban bridge the vital gap between the Government Development. and the grass root society. the Warrior 5 June 2017 A monthly English Journal AKSÜ BETWEEN AOS AND ANGAMIS One of the most significant outcomes DURING MOATSÜ 2017 of Aksü is the breaking down the barriers of hatred, suspicion and hostility between two Moatsü, the premier festival of the Aos groups. In other words, through Aksü, two was celebrated at Imkongmeren Sports groups come to appreciate the possibility of nd Complex, Mokokchung on 2 May 2017. This understanding by accepting one another. It also year the celebration was in a mega scale where facilitates the two groups to re-affirm their more than 1000 delegates from Angami Public comradeship and brotherhood. This is a time Organization (APO) participated in the day- tested practice though no written records are long celebration. The most significant event of maintained. Holding steadfast to the the Moatsü 2017 was the good-will gesture customary practice of reaffirming good-weill shown between the two communities relationship, Aksü was observed between Aos (Angamis and Aos). On behalf of the Angamis, and the Angamis during Moatsü 2017, where a President APO, Dr. Vilhusa Seleyi, presented a pig was slaughtered in a ceremonial way and traditional Angami warrior shield and a spear split vertically into two equal halves (apart to Ao Senden, a customary practice of the from head and innards) through the center of Angamis to show honour and respect for a big the backbone. Following the traditional way, brother who is looked up to defend and guide the half with the tail was offered to the guest the people. (Angamis) as a mark of mutual respect and The Aos reciprocated with the honour. Thus, the coming together of the two customary practice of peace making, treaty tribes is not an alliance to dominate others, but and reconciliation which is known as Aksü. to foster the spirit of brotherhood, to reaffirm Aksü is generally observed occasionally at their kinship and renew their bond to epitomize three levels such as: inter-clan, inter-village the need to forgive and forget differences and and inter-tribe. The literal meaning of Aksü is to work together for the betterment of the “pig dead”. Ak = pig, sü = died, meaning the society, thereby setting an example for slaughtering of a pig and sharing between two posterity to live in peace and in harmony. groups in order to reconcile and strengthen the bonds between the two groups. Therefore, (Meaning of Aksü: Source 1. Naga Society and Aksü is an act of reconciliation observed Culture, N. Talitemjen Jamir an d between two parties as re-affirming their old A .