Nagaland government requests DDCF to withdraw ultimatum, refrain from ‘shutter down’

Dimapur, Sep. 29 (EMN): The Home department, government of Nagaland, has appealed to the Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) to consider withdrawing its ultimatum and refrain from going for a total ‘shutter down’ in Dimapur on Thursday.

Dimapur-based civil societies and organisations have called for a total ‘shutter down’ of commercial activities in Dimapur on September 30, from 6 am to 6 pm, to show resentment over the government’s recent order for ‘shifting of branches/cells to new Deputy Commissioner’s Office Complex, Chümoukedima’.

Maintaining that the decision for partial shifting of some branches was taken considering the likely benefits and interest of the general public, the Principal Secretary of Home department, Abhijit Sinha, requested the DDCF “not to oppose the shifting and rather co-operate with the government in implementing this well thought decision in the overall interest of the people of Dimapur district”.

He stated that the ‘shutter down’, besides causing economic losses, will also cause a lot of inconveniences to the people.

Sinha reminded in a press release that the Cabinet had taken decision to post an ADC, an EAC and the sub treasury officer at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office Complex Chümoukedima, and also for shifting of the branches/cells of the DC Office as well as other offices to the New Complex at its meeting held on August 10 this year.

“The decision of the Cabinet was taken with a view to provide greater convenience to the residents of the district, including Dimapur town, for getting various services of the Government from the branches and offices housed at the New Complex,” he stated.

“It was also further aimed to decongest the present Deputy Commissioner’s office, and the partial shifting of some branches as well as some offices to the New Complex which is complete in all respects, would be in the interest of the people of the district,” he added.