DIMAPUR, APRIL 8 (MExN): The joy of the people living in the 15 colonies of Dhobinala- Signal- Thahekhu area has been cut short with the government yet to finish works on the Dhobinala- Signal- Thahekhu road.
Work on the road was started by the government on October 20, 2015 after a relentless 15 day media campaign by ‘Fingerprint,’ a design and events group. The group collaborated with Nagaland based media houses, to highlight the plight of this particular road. A letter, signed by 10,000 citizens asking that the road be repaired by also delivered to the Nagaland State Chief Minister.
The Public Works Department had initially taken note of the campaign and started work. It was promised that the road would be completed within a span of 2 months.
However, six months since the launch, the residents have only inhaled more dust and experienced bumpier ride, lamented a press note from Fingerprint. “We plead and seek from the concerned authority to provide a time frame within which the construction would be completed so that the public can at least suffer in silence in that particular time frame.”
It stated that “some official involved in the construction mentioned that there was inadequate flow of funds but isn’t the Government supposed to plan and execute rather than execute and plan.”
This road, it said was supposed to be an example of government’s commitment to peaceful appeal and an example of perfect public spending. “Now, the monsoon season is slowly tickling down but there is no hope of the road being completed, which means the public will be subjected to more untold suffering.”
Terming the situation as “totally unfair,” Fingerprint reminded that the concerned authority has a responsibility towards the public and is liable to fulfill its commitment. At this moment the concerned authority seems to be negligent and unaccountable to the public, it lamented.
The group appealed to the competent authority to immediately execute and speed up the works before the monsoon season begins.
