NFHRCC adopts 6-point resolution on Foothills Road

Nagaland Foothills Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) held an emergency meeting at its Committee Base office, Kher Mahal, Dimapur on August 4 and adopted a six-point resolution after deliberation on the ongoing Trans Nagaland Expressway (Foothills Road) project.
In a press release, NFHRCC media cell appreciated the state government under the leadership of chief minister Neiphiu Rio for taking up the issue of the Foothills Road to a higher scale.
The committee also welcomed the state government’s initiative to hold a meeting on August 7, 2025, with apex tribal hohos of the districts and local MLAs of the constituencies through which the Foothills Road passes.
However, the committee expressed dissatisfaction over the exclusion of other tribal hohos, concerned MLAs, and NFHRCC itself, which has been advocating for the “Nagaland Economic Survival Road” since 2013.
The committee reiterated its earlier stand that “no taxation under any pretext should be levied on contractor firms or the department by any non-state actors or civil society organisations”. It maintained that the 2013 understanding with key Naga political groups (NPPGs) must also apply to all current factions.
NFHRCC also cautioned the EE, PWD (R&B), Baghty division, not to misinform the public about the committee being awarded four Foothills Road contracts. It clarified that, at the department’s request, the following firms were recommended: M/S 3S Infra Ltd (Tuli division), M/S P. Mha-Tum & Co. (Baghty division), M/S C/o NCSU (M/S Pele Khezhie), and M/S Quinker Enterprise. This was earlier published on March 12, 2025, in local media.
The committee further expressed concern over the release of Rs. 3 crore to M/S Onkho Construction and M/S Shangphoh Konyak without a joint inspection, which violated the MoA signed on March 5, 2025. NFHRCC cautioned that such actions could jeopardise the historic connectivity project and called for transparency and accountability from divisional officials.