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Morung Express News Dimapur | February 24
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144 crPc promulgated in Dmp-KA border area
DIMaPur, FebruarY 24 (MexN): The All India LPG Distributors Federation has come to terms with the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas till March 31, regarding demands made by the former. Nagaland LPG Distributers Association Senior Advisor, MB Longkumer, in a press release, said that normal operation of LPG distribution in all distribution units of the state will continue till further notice.
NCP to support Rio for LS polls
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koHIMa, FebruarY 24 (NePS): The Nagaland Unit of NCP and its legislature party members have, today, unanimously resolved to support the candidature of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as the DAN consensus candidate for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. In a meeting of the Nagaland Unit of NCP and its legislature party members held today, deliberations were carried out on the prevailing political development, following DAN’s unanimous decision to support the candidature of Rio to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha elections on NPF an ticket as a DAN consensus candidate. In the meeting, both the Nagaland Unit of the NCP and its legislators expressed hope that Rio would be able to effectively play the role of an MP in the Center, besides pushing the ongoing Naga peace process towards an early solution.
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nagaland state’s Power conundrum
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LPG distributors suspend agitation
–George Bernard Shaw
Disaster management training for youth underway
reflections
DIMaPur, FebruarY 24 (MexN): Dimapur District Magistrate, N Hushili Sema has promulgated 144 CrPC, in view of the “situation in and around Dimapur and Karbi Anglong District, between Indisen and Rilan villages.” The DC in and order informed that the situation in the said area is “critical, with destruction of properties and movement of large number of Naga public, thereby resulting in law and order problems.” Stating that there is apprehension of danger to human lives and property, the order prohibited the assembly of five or more persons in the area around Inidsen and Rilan villages from 5:00 am of February 25, till further orders.
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A girl from the Dongria tribe holds her traditional weapon and dances on the last day of their two day long Niyamraja Festival atop of the Niyamgiri hills near Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district, Orissa state. Every year, members of this indigenous group celebrate this festival by sacrificing animals and birds in worship of their deity. (AP Photo)
Thai Princess arrives today
koHIMa, FebruarY 24 (MexN): “Nagaland is the only other state that the Princess of Thailand has chosen to come,” said Chief Secretary Banuo. Z Jamir at a conference held at the Chief Secretary’s Conference hall, Kohima on February 24. After her visit at Bodhgaya, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand will be arriving in Nagaland on February 25 and will continue her stay till the 27th. The official visit has been coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs. This is the second royal visit that Nagaland will be honored with, the first being Prince Andrew, the Duke of York who visited the state in 2012. The Princess will be arriving at Dimapur on a special aircraft whereby she will pay a visit to Kisama
Heritage Village, Kohima for the Sekrenyi Festival. After the festival, the Princess will visit the WWII Museum and State museum whereby she will unveil a monolith to commemorate her visit. She will then head to Jotsoma to visit the Regional Centre of Excellence for music and Performing Arts (RCEMPA). On February 26, the Princess will be visiting Khonoma village, Cathedral, WWII Cemetery and Nagaland University, Meriema Campus. At NU, Merima Campus, Dr. N. Tiaeren Ao, a faculty member of Department of Plant, NU will give a brief presentation on “Agricultural system in Nagaland and Agricultural Education in Nagaland University” while “Education System in Nagaland” and “Higher Education System
People in power aren’t that lonely
New York, FebruarY 24 (IaNS): It’s widely perceived that people in the position of power are often lonely. But that can’t be completely true, claims new study. On the contrary, powerful people feel closer to others even though the sentiment is not necessarily reciprocated. This sense of closeness also explains some of powerful people’s confidence, the study found. Emily Rutter, a graduate student in psychology at Harvard University, was interested in how power influences interpersonal relationships. There are two main theories of power. The behavioural approach theory holds that powerful people are aggressive risktakers who tend to assume others share their goals. The social distance theory, on the other hand, suggests that high-power individuals should actually feel more distant from other people. Rutter and her colleagues first measured the participants’ trait power, meaning how powerful they feel on a day-to-day basis by
asking questions about their feelings of control in life and influence over others. In the first study, volunteers were asked how close they felt to various people in their lives, such as neighbours, parents, bosses and friends. In the second study, the participants were assigned to actually interact online with another person. Both studies found that the more powerful people felt, the closer they felt to others. The powerful people also felt less stressed about getting their cover letters evaluated. “If you feel similar to the person who is evaluating you, you feel less stressed,” Rutter was quoted as saying. “What I found coolest is people who have a high sense of power are feeling closer to others and if you think about the reverse, the lower-power people are feeling farther away,” she added. The study was recently presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in Austin, Texas.
in Nagaland” will be delivered by Commissioner and Secretary, School Education and Higher Education, Government of Nagaland. Nagaland University’s official reception of the Princess will be done by the Pro Vice Chancellor and faculty members. The highlights of the programme will include interaction with students, faculty members of NU and government officials, where a welcome song will be presented by students. The formal programme will be held at Ladies Common Room and the proceeding will be compered by Dr. Jano L. Sekhose, Associate Professor, Department of English, NU. On February 27, before her departure, the Princess will visit the Nagaland Bamboo Resource Centre. (With DIPR inputs)
People crave easy fixes: the one simple change that will erase a problem in a stroke. However, a solution requires numerous small steps, no slipups, no goof ups and everyone pitching in. The same may be applied, while considering factors to address Nagaland state’s power dilemma. Round the clock maintenance personnel, sound distribution network along with steady generation and supplydemand ratio, and consumer responsibility are general requisites for healthy supply of power. All these put together would then result in a sound revenue base. Nagaland’s peak demand at present is tipped at 110 megawatts (MW). At the current rate, a twofold increase is projected by the end of this decade. Hypothetically, the existing distribution infrastructure in Nagaland at its three load centers located in Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur is capable of handling the current requirement. Dimapur load centre has an installed load capacity of 100 MVA (80 MW), Kohima 24 MVA (19.2 MW) and Mokokchung 25 MVA (20 MW), providing a statewide distribution capability of around 120 MW. It looks easy enough in theory but the difficulty is in the supply. Nagaland seldom receives its requirement, the supply from the grid falling well short of the requirement, often going as low as 50 percent of the requirement. Homegrown generation is limited with supply from the state-owned 24 MW Likimro Hydro-electric Project (LHEP) wholly dependent on the rains. There are, according to the Power department, six mini-hydro electric projects (1 MW and below), of which only two are operating. It brings the state’s generation capacity to around 27 MW, including LHEP. Ageing and overloaded distribution paraphernalia at the local level is another hurdle in
the way of uninterrupted power. For instance, in Dimapur, though the distribution capability at its load centre may have doubled with the commissioning of the 100 MVA transformer at Nagarjan, its four main distribution sub-stations (Metha colony, Industrial Estate, Burma camp and 4th Mile) are illequipped to withstand the distribution load from the main sub-station. If at all the Dimapur load centre receives the estimated requirement of 60 MW for Dimapur area and its immediate periphery, its distribution sub-stations have a combined load capability of only around 50 MW. Simply put, a total revamp of the system, including all distribution equipments ranging from transformers, feeders to conductors connected to the sub-stations is essential. Chief Engineer for Power, K Maichieo concedes that “a lot of system (distribution set up) improvement is required.” He further laments that fund constraints and the prevalent landownership system are two major barriers coming in the way of power self-sufficiency in Nagaland. For the interim though, the power position has seen a slight improvement. Miachieo informed that the government allocated additional fund to buy power from the market, which has improved supply to a certain extent. At present, the Nagaland is buying a maximum of 30 MW during peak hours and 15 MW at off peak. Upgrading and system improvement Echoing the Chief Engineer’s views, other department officials state that upgrading the existing distribution set up is imperative. In addition, checking theft and increasing revenue collection is no less important, stated Additional Chief Engineer, Imlikumzuk Ao. The state’s energy demand graph has tilted upward at a phenomenal rate over the past decade, while the system and manpower has witnessed no significant change.
To balance the surge in demand, a project called ‘System Improvement Scheme’ is in the pipeline to perk up the distribution set up in Dimapur. It primarily seeks to replace and upgrade ageing equipments. The peak requirement in Dimapur proper is more than the demand from the rest of the districts combined. Peak supply at present for Dimapur area is 4550 MW against a demand of 60 MW. Supply during off-peak is 30-35 MW. At present, there is a proposal to upgrade the existing 10 MVA distribution transformers at 4th Mile and Industrial Estate sub-stations to 20 MVA, which will ease over-loading of equipments. Meanwhile, setting up of a 5 MVA sub-station at Super Market is underway. On a statewide perspective, Chief Engineer, Miachieo disclosed that plans are afoot to upgrade the capability of Mokokchung and Kohima load centres. Mokokchung load centre will be upgraded to 50 MVA, after the re-commissioning of the 25 MVA transformer, which was lent to Dimapur load centre in 2012. Kohima load centre is expected to have a distribution load capacity of 48 MVA in two years time. Another factor to consider is the rampant stealing of power. This is evident from the fact that in Dimapur, there are only forty five thousand registered power consumers. Executive Engineer, Dimapur Transmission Division, Moameren states that there is a need for awareness among consumers that energy is not a free commodity. “They need to be responsible and understand that the government too pays for power.” He however expresses optimism that despite hurdles, the Anti Power Theft Mobile Squad will eventually succeed in substantially curbing down power theft. Despite the technical, political and even societal hurdles, the department expects to address the said factors through concerted efforts, a small part of which is the system upgradation work underway in Dimapur.
Imchen calls for equitable healthcare
NUHM formally launched in Nagaland Our Correspondent Kohima | February 24
The National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), Nagaland, aimed at providing adequate and efficient urban public health delivery system for the urban poor, was formally launched by Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Imkong L Imchen here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister announced that Government of India has agreed to upgrade the District Hospital Kohima to Medical College under the 12th plan. The college will have a Tertiary Care Hospital which will be the referral centre for all difficult and complicated cases. He further announced that setting up of a Tertiary Cancer Hospital in the Medical College is also on the pipeline. He added that the department of
Nagaland Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Imkong L Imchen, with delegates at the launching of the NUHM in Kohima on Monday.
Health and Family Welfare is working towards rapid development and progress in all fronts, saying that the department has bagged the top most position of health care delivery system in the small category states in the country. The Minister informed that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the state has been brought down to 18 (2012-
13) from 27 in 2009. With this, he congratulated all the doctors, nurses and staffs for the significant achievement and urged them to work harder. “The National Urban Health Mission aims to address the health concerns of the urban poor through facilitating equitable access to available health facilities by rationalizing
and strengthening of the existing capacity of health delivery for improving the health status of the urban poor. This will be done in a manner to ensure that well identified facilities are set up for each segment of target population, which can be accessed conveniently,” said Imchen. The minister said all the services delivered un-
der the urban health delivery system through the urban- PHCs and urbanCHCs will be universal in nature, whereas the outreach services will be targeted to the target groups (slum dwellers and other vulnerable groups.) Unlike rural areas, sub-centres will not be set up in the urban areas as distances and mode of transportation are much better here. He said that the Government of India’s policy commitment to ensure ‘Health for all’ is envisaged with the advent of ‘National Urban Health Mission’ in the first quarter of 2013-14. During the launching ceremony, Beiu Angami, secretary health & family welfare Nagaland chaired the function while Dr. Neiphi Kire, principal director health & family welfare delivered the welcome address and Dr. Neikietuo Chiesotsu, mission director NRHM, gave the keynote address. Dr. Sukhato A. Sema, additional director & nodal officer NUHM, proposed the vote of thanks.
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