DIMAPUR: A launching programme for the Upgradation of Inter District Connectivity Road from Yongphang village via Yangching to Ukha Lampong (BRO Road) was held on October 14, 2026, at Yeangmon (Pangsha Bridge), between Longleng and Mon. The programme was attended by Naiba Konyak MLA, A. Nyemnyei Konyak MLA, and advisor for Airways & Railways, A. Pongshi Phom. The event commenced with an invocation by Pastor, Yongphang Baptist Church, a DIPR report stated.
Addressing the gathering, Advisor A. Pongshi Phom emphasised the traditional brotherhood between the Konyak and Phom communities and called upon the people of both tribes to extend full cooperation to the ongoing road construction project. He said the road was meant for all as a single unit and should be welcomed as a blessing for the people.
Pongshi appealed to the public to cooperate with workers and departments involved in the project and informed that surveys would be conducted to determine road alignment and identify better water sources for villages. He stressed that road and communication infrastructure was key to all developmental works and should be given top priority. While acknowledging that the project would be implemented in phases and take time, he assured that it would eventually be completed.
Naiba Konyak and A. Nyemnyei Konyak also addressed the programme. Short speeches were delivered by chairmen of Yongphang, Yangching, Ukha Lampong and Ukha village councils, EE PWD Longleng Division, and representatives of the Phom People’s Council.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by JE PWD Longleng Division, Lakphak, and concluded with a benediction pronounced by pastor, Ukha Baptist Church.
