Jote village to house Film & Television Institute soon ITANAGAR, OCT 11 Chief Minister Nabam Tuki accompanied with IPR, Art & Cultural Affairs Secretary Dani Salu, APCC general secretary T C Tok and Jollang public leader Nabam Radhe conducted an aerial survey of Jote area here for the proposed Film & Television Institute (FTI). Immediately after landing at Naharlagun heliport from a campaign for the bye-election to Kanubari Assembly constituency slated for Oct 15, the CM entourage took for the survey. Located at the foothills of Jollang hills, the huge green patch criss-crossed by perennial Poma River could catch the imagination of any nature lover. The Union I&B Ministry has proposed to set up FTI in the state at par with FTI of India, Pune and Satyajit Ray FTI (SRFTI), Kolkata, for which an expert team of SRFTI is expected to visit the state soon to assess and prepare a feasibility report, the CM disclosed. The villagers had willingly offered to donate land for the FTI when IPR Parliamentary Secretary, Bamang Felix along with Salu and IPR director C M Longphong had surveyed the area on October 6 and explained them about FTI. Radhe reiterated the willingness of the villagers today. The site about 10 km from here is proposed as a well-planned satellite city where the NIT, law college, tourist park, regional cultural centre and academy for indigenous faith and culture are coming up. The site about 25 km from the Hollongi Greenfield airport and 35 km from Borum railway station would be very suitably for the institute, the Chief Minister said. Tuki, who had instituted film festival and film award in 2012, evoking overwhelming responses from state film makers, has already announced setting up of a film corporation to tap the vast potential of the state. Moreover, the culture department had hosted the Arunachal edition of Mumbai International Film Festival at Naharlagun in June besides sponsoring four film makers to attend the Goa carnival last year. Later in the evening, conducting a surprise inspection of the Naharlagun-Yupia road, Tuki expressed strong resentment over the poor condition of the road. President of India Pranab Mukharjee is expected to attend the first convocation of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) on November 21. The NIT is located at its temporary campus at Yupia. The landslide triggered by incessant rain has damaged the road at many points which may not be fit for the President to visit by road, the Chief Minister asserted. He also had a detailed discussion with NIT director Professor C T Bhunia in his office and enquired about the ongoing preparations for the President’s visit.
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 05:24:48 +0000
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