Development / Mizoram

AIZAWL, March 31— On the seventh sitting of the Mizoram Assembly recently, Health Minister F. Malsawma told the House that the central government had some reservations against the proposed Referral Hospital as a result of which the centre had asked the state government to start the hospital with 50 beds.

Answering a question by ruling MLA, Dr. Lalzama, the Minister said the Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) had advised the state government to implement a 50 bedded interim hospital at the State Referral Hospital and that about 57.07% of the construction had been...

New Delhi, Feb. 10: Union minister for the Northeast and small-scale industry C.P. Thakur today released a concept paper on human resource development in the service industry, prepared by the Mizoram government with focus on ?Employment generation and entrepreneurship.?

?This is for the first time that such an initiative has been taken to enlighten the youth of the northeastern region, particularly the youth from Mizoram, where vast opportunities exist. Human resources are among the most productive and highly-contributing sectors to economic and social progress of any country. This conclave...

GUWAHATI, June 12 ? Internationally reputed experts on forest resources and scientists have recommended some urgent steps to be taken by North Eastern States to mitigate the ?catastrophic famine? that is likely to hit the region subsequent to ?gregarious flowering of bamboo? predicted to occur during 2005-2007. Scientists have predicted that gregarious flowering of bamboo will occur in an estimated area of 18,000 square kilometre in the States of Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and parts of Assam and Meghalaya during 2005-2007. The epicentre of bamboo flowering will be Mizoram. It is calculated that...

AIZAWL, June 10 ? The Mizoram Government has made elaborate arrangements to prepare for any eventuality that might arise in case of a strong earthquake hitting the State, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Aichhinga told the State Assembly, reports PTI. In a written reply to a query from R Lalzirliana of Congress, Aichhinga said that even though there was no prediction that earthquake would rock Mizoram in immediate future, preparations were made as the region lies in Earthquake Zone 5, the most quake-prone zone of all. He said experts had predicted that disaster management committees have...

NEW DELHI, May 7 ? The World Bank on Monday signed agreements for providing $ 315 million in loans for two projects in India aimed at improving the transport system in Mizoram and Kerala, reports PTI. The agreements were signed by Adarsh Kishore, additional secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, on behalf of the Government of India; Edwin Lim, World Bank?s country director; Babu Jacob, principal secretary, PWD, Government of Kerala, and HV Lalringa, chief secretary, Government of Mizoram, an official statement said here. The bank would provide $ 255 million loan for Kerala State Transport...

AIZAWL, April 27? National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been giving financial help to Self Help Groups and 1,094 Kisan Credit Cards with a loan component of Rs 55 lakh had been issued in Mizoram during the last fiscal, reports PTI. Dr S D Kulkarni, Deputy General Manager of NABARD regional office here told media persons Friday that a new insurance scheme for the farmers who were holding Kisan Credit Cards has been formulated. Kulkarni said that Rs 9.48 crore had been disbursed through refinancing in the fields of rural housing, road transport, piggery, plantation and...

AIZAWL, April 17 ? Mizoram Council of ministers Monday decided that the lone airport in the State-Lengpui airport be given on lease to the National Airport Authority of India (NAAI) for 25 years, an official release said, reports PTI. The council of ministers which met under the chairmanship of State Chief Minister Zoramthanga decided that while the land and buildings of the airport would still belong to the Mizoram government, the operation of the airport would be handed over to the NAAI on a 25-year lease, the press release said. The meeting also rejected the plea of the NAAI to obtain...

AIZAWL, March 29 ? Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India said that the Mizoram Pollution Control Board (MPCB) since its inception in 1989 did not make any headway in controlling pollution and the expenditure of Rs 58.25 lakh incurred during the past 11 years was unproductive, reports PTI. The report, which was tabled in the state Assembly here Tuesday by Chief Minister Zoramthanga, said that the MPCB has not been able to plan, control, study and prevent the effects of environmental pollution. ?This was mainly due to non-utilisation of funds, lack of scientific manpower...

AIZAWL, March 6 ? British Deputy High Commissioner to India Dr John Mitchener on Tuesday said that he would try to find ways to export ginger and passion fruit from Mizoram to the United Kingdom, reports PTI. Mitchener, who is on a three-day visit to Mizoram told reporters here that he discussed the prospects of export of agriculture and horticulture produces from Mizoram with the State Chief Minister Zoramthanga, Trade and Commerce minister Aichhinga and other leaders. He promised that he would contact private companies in Britain to explore the possibilities of importing Mizoram?s...

AIZAWL, Jan 4 — Six vehicles, on an average, are being registered daily in the Mizoram capital which has witnessed a “staggering rise” in vehicular traffic in recent times, reports PTI. Aizawl district additional superintendent of police (traffic) Laldawngliana told PTI the town, with 22.15 km long roads, has a “large” number of 22,730 vehicles, according to information available in November. Last year 29 accident cases were reported in small picturesque town of which 11 were fatal ones. There are 1,026 vehicles for every kilometre in the capital where 315 parking places are notified...