Joint Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Vipul Aggarwal, IPS, along with Principal Secretary & Development Commissioner, Y Kikheto Sema, IAS, inspected the ongoing construction of Kohima Multi-disciplinary Sports Centre at the IG Stadium Complex, Kohima on October 22 in the presence of engineers and officers of the Department of Youth Resources & Sports.

During the inspection, Dr Aggarwal expressed satisfaction with the progress of the project, observing that during his last visit in May 2026, there were only site development without any visible development. He appreciated the progress achieved within the last five months and commended the concerned Department for its efforts. He also acknowledged the role of the Principal Secretary & Development Commissioner in conducting timely review meetings with the Departments and monitoring the progress of the ongoing projects.

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Kikheto assured the Ministry of DoNER that the Planning & Transformation Department would continue to regularly review and monitor all 71 ongoing projects funded by DoNER and the NEC, to ensure timely completion. Sema also informed that the project was sanctioned on 27th October 2025, at a total project cost of ₹72.59 crore, of which ₹17.62 crore has been released by the Government of India and the same has been released to the contractor.

When asked about the expected completion of the project, the Engineer of the Youth Resources & Sports Department informed that the work was progressing as per schedule, and that the project is expected to be completed by 20th January 2028, as stipulated in the DPR.