Kohima District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) at its meeting held on February 15, 2025, discussed the challenges faced by Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) among others.
According to DIPR report, at the meeting KMC CEO T. Lanusenla Longkumer spoke about the inception, organizational structure, and revenue sources of KMC. She highlighted that sanitation was decentralized in 2013, and currently, KMC manages commercial waste using nine vehicles, while the wards operate 39 vehicles for waste collection.
She added that 65 sweepers were engaged in cleaning the town once a week. She also spoke about the PM SVANidhi scheme and the KMC website. Addressing the challenges faced by KMC, she highlighted salary shortfalls, making KMC dependent on government grants, lack of a proper office space for KMC operations, aging sanitation vehicles and the difficulty in removing collection points due to traffic congestion and vehicle sizes, non-functional septage management plant, lack of designated spaces for vendors, non-functional Kohima Super Market, development activities lacking coordination. She also outlined the initiatives undertaken by KMC.
Speaking at the meeting, DPDB chairman Dr. Tseilhoutuo Rhutso suggested that shop owners take responsibility for maintaining cleanliness in their designated areas while Kevipodi Sophie MLA emphasized the need for designated spaces for farmers to sell their produce, particularly in the morning hours. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Kumar Ramnikant.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative, felicitated Ketsino Jane Frances and Ketsole Mekro, the female toppers of the NBSE 2024 HSLC and HSSLC exams while woman police personnel Hili Kath Metsie-o was recognized for her contributions to solving women-related cases.
Two organizations, Leal Group Society Kohima and Science and Technology Advancement and Research Society, gave PowerPoint presentations seeking registration approval.
The Industries & Commerce Department has been assigned to present a PowerPoint presentation in the next DPDB meeting.
After the meeting, a dedicated vehicle was launched for One Stop Centre for rescue and support of women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community and at the workplace in the presence of Dr Tseilhoutuo Rhutso, Kevipodi Sophie, DC Kohima Kumar Ramnikant and other DPDB members.