SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND

SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTAL WORKS INAUGURATED IN NAGALAND

Context:

Shri G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Culture and Tourism visited Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland between 23rd and 25th September. As a part of the Nagaland visit, the Union Minister inaugurated several development works and reviewed various ongoing developmental schemes in Nagaland.

State Soil Testing Laboratory:

• The Union Minister inaugurated the state soil testing laboratory at the state directorate of soil and water conservation in Kohima, Nagaland.
• The project is funded under the Ministry of DoNER and aims to support Nagaland farmers and help them achieve profitable crops in this predominant agrarian land.

Training Cum Examination Centre at Dimapur:

• The Minister laid the foundation stone for the Training Cum Examination Centre at Dimapur, Nagaland.
• It will benefit the teachers and students alike and one day it can become a role model for the entire northeast region.

NH-29:

• The Minister inaugurated the construction and widening of a road from NH-29 connecting Sovima village with Thahekhu village in Dimapur, Nagaland.

Nagaland:

• It is a mountainous state in northeast India, bordering Myanmar.
• It's home to diverse indigenous tribes, with festivals and markets celebrating the different tribes' cultures.