Mon: With an area of 1,786 sq km and a population of around 2.5 lakh, Mon, one of the biggest districts in Nagaland, predominantly inhabited by the Konyak Naga tribe, leads the local workforce in the State’s construction industry.
Confirming with EastMojo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nagaland Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) T Chubayanger said that at present, workers from the Konyak tribe have spread out to various parts of the state, including Kohima, Dimapur, and Mokokchung for construction-related works.
So, EastMojo travelled to the eastern part of Nagaland in Mon district to understand what drives a huge number of the population to take up work in the construction sector as a means of livelihood.
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