Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) at an emergency executive meeting held at its office on Saturday reaffirmed its decision to oppose the shifting of DC office Dimapur to the New Complex at Chumukedima.
DDCF through its media cell cautioned that in the event of any move or development to shift DC’s office to Chumukedima, the citizens of Dimapur would “not be silent spectators and will oppose democratically.”
DDCF has, therefore, urged the state government to listen to the voice of the masses as the government was formed by the people and was for the people in a democratic country. The forum has, however, appreciated the appointment of a new ADC in the new DC complex. Describing it as “a sign of development and growth of the district”, the forum said the appointment of ADC would largely relieve the burden of the people in the Chumukedima circle of Dimapur district.
DDCF also urged the state government to pave the way for the conversion of non-cadastral land into cadastral survey land especially the town/municipal areas so it would be free for development in the near future.
Meanwhile, DDCF has appealed to the state government to deal with the inter-district boundary issue between Peren and Dimapur “sensitively without any bias.” The forum suggested that all the stakeholders (affected villages/CSOs, administration) should be taken on board while settling the dispute.