Mon District

 

 

The District of Mon, which covers an area of 1786 Sq.km, is bounded on the North by Sibsagar District of Assam, on the South by Tuensang District of Nagaland and Myanmar (Burma), on the East by Myanmar (Burma) and on the West by Tuensang and Mokokchung Districts of Nagaland. On the northeast lies the Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh.

 

The altitude of Mon district headquarters is 897.64 meters above sea level. This District has a fairly moderate climate. Days are warm and nights are cool. Rainy season sets in the month of May and lasts till October. From November to April, the District has dry weather with relatively cool nights and bright and sunny days. In the higher altitude, summers are pleasantly warm while winter is quite cold. The lower altitude especially those adjoining the plains of Assam experience hot summers but pleasant winters.

 

The District, with the exception of the foothills, is hilly with steep slopes. Low-lying areas with undulating hills characterize the foothills. The District can be divided into two regions topographically, namely the Upper Region comprising Longching, Chen, Mopong and Tobu areas and the Lower Region comprises Mon, Tizit and Naginimora area. The foothills lie adjacent to the plains of Assam i.e. the Tizit and Naginimora areas. The hill ranges extend from the foothills to the slopes of Naga Hills and Patkai Range in the Eastern side of the District. Shawot, the highest peak in the district has an altitude of 2414 meters above sea level.

 

The main occupation of the people of this district is agriculture with nearly 90 per cent of the work force engaged in it. The economic condition of the people lags behind when compared to the living conditions of the people of other districts in Nagaland as it is located in the remotest part of Nagaland. Mon has great potentialities for economic development if the existing forest human, water resources, etc. can be properly utilised. The recent trend in the District is tea-cultivation by the local people. The gentle slopes of Mon provide ample scope for developing the Mon District for the cultivation with all modern techniques. Though the Government has provided funds but the local people fail to channelise the funds for economic growth and development. If the central agencies like the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) can establish demonstration farms to teach the villagers about the modern farming, inclination towards cash crops and horticulture, rearing of orchids by scientific means can offer ample opportunities to the people of the Mon District for generating employment opportunities and thereby bringing in economic development.

 

Some of the important sectors of Mon district are:

DEMOGRAPHY AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE FISHERIES FORESTRY
LIVESTOCK HEALTH POWER ROADWAYS EMPLOYMENT
POSTAL SERVICE TOURISM BANKING INDUSTRY CO-OPERATION