A day after Chi Village Council withdrew the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the proposed Medical College Mon (MCM) site at Chi Ponghoa in Mon district, chief minister Neiphiu Rio said that there were other options if the land issue cannot be resolved.
Addressing media persons after taking the first dose of Covid vaccine at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, the chief minister said that he was in touch with Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation, Konyak Union and legislators from Mon district on the issue and hoped that this would be resolved.
Asserting that Mon town has good gradient, Rio however remarked that if the differences could not be resolved over the present location, then there were “many more alternatives” and therefore there should not be any problem. Though the land belonged to an individual, Rio, however said that the area was traditionally under Chi village.
Deputy Commissioner Mon, Thavaseelan K on Tuesday informed Nagaland Post that the district administration was well aware of the issue. He said the district authorities along with Health department was working to resolve the issue.
It may be mentioned that the Union Health minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan laid the foundation stone of the much-awaited Mon Medical College in Mon district headquarters at a glittering function held on February 26.
Dr. Vardhan had also categorically affirmed that he would personally monitor and stay in touch with state government to ensure timely completion of the medical colleges in Kohima and Mon.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, the Chi Village Council cited the State government’s failure to honour its commitment to CVC during the laying of the medical college’s foundation stone on February 26 at Mon district hospital.
They pointed out that CVC had to cooperate with the government and issued NOC with pre-condition, which the government had also agreed, but accused it of subsequently backtracking on them.