Our Bureau
KOHIMA, May 29 2020: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Friday visited Ganeshnagar, Dimapur under Dhansiripar to take stock of the ongoing renovation works at Ganeshnagar which has been converted to COVID-19 Institutional Quarantine Center (IQC) as per decision of the Cabinet.
The infrastructures at Industrial estate Ganeshnagar has been left abandoned for several years as no potential Naga entrepreneurs came forward to stay and work there.
As more stranded Naga people are arriving from other States, accommodation is becoming a challenge especially for Dimapur as out of the 18000 plus Returnees, Dimapur district has to shoulder the responsibility of housing more than 70%. In view of this, the Cabinet in its meeting held on May 19 at Kohima, decided for converting Industrial Estate Ganeshnagar into IQC where the Nagaland Police under the initiative of DGP Nagaland, John Longkumer and DIG Training, Aotemsu spearheaded for giving a complete facelift to the abandoned buildings, the renovation works of which started on 22nd May 2020.
In a brief programme during his visit today, Rio on behalf of the Government and his colleagues expressed profound gratitude and appreciation to the Nagaland Police, from DGP John Longkumer to all rank and files for making the area possible for habitation in record time. "Anywhere in the world police lends their committed services in times of disaster and today also you have shown your calibre, Well Done," Rio lauded and also donated Rs 5 lakh to honour and acknowledge the jawans with a Bara Khana.
The Chief Minister also informed that government would support the quarantinees at Ganeshnagar by imparting motivational training on business entrepreneurship, to those who desire to stay in Nagaland and earn their living. Rio emphasised for focussing in Agri and Allied, Entrepreneurship, Sports and Tourism in building the economy and informed that strategy group has been set up and are working on it. He further added that henceforth if anyone plans to go and work outside Nagaland he or she has to register with the Government and unless that is done, Government would not be responsible.
"Government will discuss and take decision very soon in this regard," he stated.
Rio dubbed the present pandemic as a human problem, where one cannot go strictly by the rules.