WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Note ban a scam to help Rhythm of Love: In conversation Big nuggets as India’s best crony capitalist friends of with Mengulhoulie Mepfuo | P10 chase stars in Jakarta | P12 Modi — Rahul | P8 NATION ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVII NO. 239 | PAGES 12 ` 5/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2018 Dire straits: Kiphire fears for worse as food scarcity continues EM Images From left to right: A portion of the road connecting Kiphire and Tuensang washed away by Zungki River; Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio along with his colleagues in Kiphire on Thursday; porters unloading essential commodities at Kiphire town on late Thursday evening. Our Correspondent proprietor of Agape School, stretches of road which are have to take a diversion. If it citizens of Kiphire are in scarce and with the mon- for Pungro area and one reach the district using the Kiphire, Aug. 30 (EMN): Kiphire, disclosed that a kilo in a bad situation. The main rains, then the road will not dire straits. The roads are soon season not yet over, for Longmatra area - will newly constructed by-pass Citizens of Kiphire are un- rice cost INR 35. road has been destroyed be able to travel on. gone; the essential com- the situation might go from reach their destination be- road with essential com- dergoing one of the worst “Even that rice is not in Meluri and the vehicles For the moment, the modities are running bad to worse. fore midnight. modities in the coming days experiences in recent times the good quality one, but Litingse also informed provided the weather re- after the main road leading the ordinary one which we and hold a cabinet meeting in Kiphire that more heavy trucks will mains stable. to the district has been cut get from the supply depart- Kiphire have our concerns and prayers – Rio town so that his ministers will know off last July by the monsoon ment,” said Sangtam. Our Correspondent results. and understand personally about the NH-202 severed since July rains. The road – National Next Monday, Sept. 3 is Kiphire, Aug. 30 (EMN): Nagaland chief He also said that a joint central problems faced by the people of the In an open letter to the chief engineer of PWD (National Highway 202 – will take time the Sangtam community’s minister Neiphiu Rio said the state gov- team will reach the state on Septem- district which co-incidentally is part of Highways), the Yimchungrü Tribal Council on Thursday to repair. premier festival of Mong- ernment and the people of Nagaland ber 4 to assess and study the extent the Prime Minister's identified aspira- appealed for immediate restoration of National High- About forty-five kilo- mong, and the citizens are have not forgotten the plight of Kiphire of damage brought by the unprec- tional district in the country. way-202 near High Bridge (Shungkiu) which, it stated, metres away from Kiphire worried how they would and have concerns and praying for the edented natural disasters. Later, he also made known about a has been cut off since July 22. town, the stretch of the celebrate the festival. situation to become normal. Asking the people to take responsi- donation of INR 10 lakh from the chief Stating that it has been more than a month since highway, about 300 me- “This time, instead of The chief minister, who was ac- bility for their lands and public proper- minister relief fund to the district. the road was cut off, the council lamented no ‘positive ters in length has been de- the meat and food items, companied by Tokheho Yepthomi, MP, ties, the chief minister said that com- measure has been done by the competent authority’ to stroyed by landslide. It is we are more worried about Lok Sabha, Metsubo Jamir, minister, Truck laden with commodities plaining, presenting memorandums help the people. the main lifeline of the dis- availability of rice,” said urban development and municipal and ultimatums will not solve any reaches Kiphire trict. Villagers and labourers Sekiba Sangtam, who was affairs and Mhonlumo Kikon, took an problem but the people should come After a span of nearly a month, a truck Peshu area in Tuensang cut off could be seen transporting overseeing the transpor- aerial survey of the damage done by forward and co-operate with the gov- laden with 15 tonne of essential com- In a separate statement, the Peshu Range Students’ rice through the precarious tation of rice in the worst the unprecedented natural disasters ernment as partner to steer the state modities like rice and other edibles Union in Tuensang district informed that a 60 ft long landslide zone after some landslide area. He said that in the district before landing in Kiphire towards the path of development. finally reached Kiphire town at around bridge connecting Chiphur and Kingjung villages to 180 bags of rice was brought some of the labourers from town to interact with public leaders He also pointed out that the scarci- 8 pm from Dimapur. Thonoknyu SDO(C) Hq. was washed away on July 29. in from Tuensang. They had the nearby village refused and HoDs serving under the district. ty of essential commodities should not Speaking with Litingse Sangtam, “Some lives have already been lost owing to this to change the vehicle and to carry the rice since they During the meeting, Rio said the have been much of a part of the prob- President, Kiphire chamber of com- situation because the patients were unable to reach carry the rice on their head. feared for their lives. state government is doing everything lem temporarily if the FCI godown that merce, who was present at the godown the hospitals to avail medical facilities. Students and One wrong step and they “Even the labourers possible under its power to bring nor- was sanctioned by the government said the truck took the newly cut by- teachers are also being affected, as the teachers are also might even lose their lives whom we hired at Kiphire malcy to the district and all the affect- earlier was constructed as sanctioned. pass road at Meluri to reach the town. unable to reach their posting places in these villages af- if they fall into the Zungki town are saying that if they ed areas in the state. He also reminded He also asked the public leaders He said the vehicle did not face termath these landslides and bridge damage. The living River below the road. knew the condition of the them that the people of Nagaland are to do their part by pressuring the con- any problem on the road except for conditions in these villages are becoming harder as they Rice is in short supply. road then, they wouldn’t really concerned about what befell on cerned department for answers and one time at a location some three kil- are unable to receive even a packet of salt. A general shop owner dis- have come at all,” said the people of Kiphire and that their added that he would look personally ometers before reaching Kohima. He “Therefore, in the light of the above grievances closed that he did not have Sekiba Sangtam. prayers are always with them. into the matter and asked the deputy added that the Kohima administration and untold hardship faced by these villages, the Peshu any rice at his shop. The road will take time He also lauded the efforts given commissioner to look into the matter came to their aide and escorted them Range Students’ Union would like to earnestly urge the “Only the deputy com- to repair and the main road by the district administration led by at the earliest and forward the report to to negotiate the Kohima traffic till state government and the concerned department (sic) missioner office will have that passes Meluri sub-di- DC Mohammed Ali Shihab, IAS, and the chief minister’s office. Chakabama by-pass road. to immediately intervene in this grim situation and to some rice,” said the shop vision is also in a pathetic his team of Officers in containing and Rio also said that he will bring He also said that three more simi- save its people from further misery,” the statement read. owner. Lepichem Sangtam, condition. There are some managing the situation with efficient along all his ministers to the district lar goods-laden trucks - two trucks Nagaland authorities tighten mechanism to prevent entry of ‘illegal immigrants’ Vajpayee’s ashes: Nagaland Eastern Mirror Desk to former Chief Secretary Dimapur, Aug. 30: Within Temjen Toy. The state gov- BJP seeks end to controversy a month of Assam publish- ernment has also set up a Dimapur, Aug. 30 (EMN): it is clarified that no ritual ing its National Register of committee led by commis- At the receiving end of of a different religion was Citizens’ (NRC) draft, the sioner-secretary to chief open criticism from some performed by the state BJP Nagaland government has minister Abhishek Singh to Naga civil organisations president, but was per- increased enforcement of look into the issue. and churches, the Naga- formed by the appropriate the Inner Line Permit (ILP). Speaking to Eastern land unit of the Bharati- persons belonging to the More than 40 lakh peo- Mirror over telephone, the ya Janata Party (BJP) on same religion in the state ple did not make it to the commissioner-secretary Thursday issued a state- BJP minority cell,” it stated. list of the NRC draft in As- said: “We (the committee) ment to clarify the con- The party reasoned that sam when it was published are listening to everyone troversy surrounding the the Constitution of India on July 30.