Nagaland CM urges HUDCO for a Mega Smart City in state

Kohima, October 7, 2014: The chairman and managing director (CMD), HUDCO, New Delhi M. Ravi Kanth met with the Chief Minister of Nagaland T. R. Zeliang and discussed various issues, including business generation and development of the State.

According to a press release, Kanth highlighted various schemes and programmes which can be funded by the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) and also discussed CSR programme of HUDCO.

Zeliang expressed interest, the release said, especially for revenue generation projects and also informed that Mega Smart City (MSC) project either in Dimapur or Kohima would be taken up shortly, for which, he sought HUDCO partnership in funding the projects.

M. Ravi Kanth is on a visit to North East states, which will be conclude on Tuesday.

The release informed that HUDCO has already granted assistance to Health & Family Welfare Department for Construction of Short Home Stay for HIV patients at Kohima, and for purchase of Cesspool Vehicles for Kohima and Dimapur Municipal Councils. The HUDCO CMD also met Nagaland Governor P. B. Acharya on Monday evening.

Source: The Shillong Times