Advisor of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Zhaleo Rio stressed on the need for up gradation of posts in the newly created districts in the state and suggested the departments to give the proposal for up gradation to the government.
Dimapur Advisor of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Zhaleo Rio, expressed confidence that with support and cooperation of all the officers and staff working at different levels, various flagship programmes in the two departments could be completed smoothly. Speaking at the reception programme held in his honour after taking over as the advisor of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs at the conference hall of the Directorate of Urban Development in Kohima on Thursday, Zhaleo highlighted the importance of the two departments and challenges. He, however, expressed confident that the departments would be able to serve the public diligently with the support and cooperation of the officers and staff. He urged the departments to work together as a team and to evaluate, study, analyse, exchange views and ideas for speedy implementation of projects and programmes, a DIPR report stated. The advisor also advised the officers and staff to submit action plans within time limits so
Forced to set up their vending spaces in unhygienic places, often without access to toilets, most women experience urinary tract infections and kidney problems.
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at risk.
Our Reporter Dimapur, Nov. 25 (EMN): Nagaland recorded urban population growth rate of 67.38% as per the Census 2011, which is highest in the country (national average rate of 31.80%), informed Urban Development Director, A Chenithung Lotha, adding that urban centres in the state will be unmanageable if urbanisation explodes at this alarming rate. Speaking at the “Nagaland urban infrastructure development project” stakeholder consultation meet organised by the Urban Development department at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur, on Friday, the bureaucrat said urbanisation is taking place at a fast pace across the world, including Nagaland. He said that urbanisation has positive impacts including livelihood opportunities, better healthcare and education facilities, and better communication that enhance quality of life, and at the same time has negative sides like slums, unequal development, traffic congestion, pollution and stress, unaffordable housing, increasing crime rate, etc. Developmental c