DIMAPUR — The North Eastern Regional Centre of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NERC-NIRDPR) off campus write shop on development strategy for the north eastern states was held at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) in Kohima with representative from fifteenth departments on Tuesday. The assistant professor of NIRDPR-NERC, Dr. MK Shrivastava, while briefing on the course on development strategy, stated that despite north eastern states being endowed with natural resources and a vibrant cultural identity, the region struggles with issues like weak infrastructure, limited access to markets and social inequalities and recent conflicts like Manipur, a DIPR report stated. “Development is a process that creates growth, progress, positive change in economic, environmental, social and demographic component without damaging the resources of the environment,” said Dr. Shrivastava. He asserted that sustainability development is important for development because it can help to reduce poverty, improve resource efficiency and make communities more resilient. In order to uplift the economy, he stated that focused efforts are required to be made taking into account both strength and weakness to develop a sustainable development strategy that would enable the state to utilise its rich natural resources and other resources in...