The Phek District Planning and Development Board meeting was held on Saturday at the DPDB Conference Hall in Phek. Kumar Ramnikant, IAS, the Deputy Commissioner and Vice Chairman of DPDB Phek, conducted the meeting, DIPR stated.

During the meeting, K G Kenye, the Minister for Power and Parliamentary Affairs, and Chairman of DPDB Phek, called upon various committees involved in the celebration of the 50th Year of Phek District to provide their full cooperation for the success of the program scheduled for 21st December 2023.

The following agenda points were discussed:

• The house deliberated on the agenda regarding the registration of the Active Multipurpose Cooperative Society at Pfütsero. The house recommended necessary action to the concerned authority.
• The house discussed the opening of a new private school at Zhavame Village initiated by Zhavame Baptist Church. It was agreed and recommended for further necessary action by the concerned department.
• The meeting also approved the newly constituted verification of the Local Area Development Programme (LADB) for 2023-2024.

The Executive Engineer from the Department of Water Resources, Er. Hutovi Swu, gave a PowerPoint presentation on their departmental activities during the meeting.

Representatives from the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) who attended the meeting also presented the progress report on the ongoing construction of the National Highway in Phek district.

Deputy Commissioner and Vice Chairman, DPDB Phek, Kumar Ramnikant, IAS informed the Department of Urban Development Phek, Police Administration Phek, and the Telecom department to present their departmental activities in the next DPDB meeting.