What are the streetlights for?

X Chophika Sumi
Bank Colony, Dimapur


Winter has already set in and Dimapur plunges into darkness by 5.00 PM. By 8.00 PM there are barely any soul left on the street and the town wears a deserted look. It looks like as if the town is taken out straight from the Hollywood zombie movie.


Dimapur is considered as the commercial hub and more so a city and it is pertinent for a city to have streetlights all over the town which is actually working! But except for one or two, none of the streetlights in Dimapur are functional. This gives rise to countless anti-social elements and they are more emboldened under the garb of darkness.


The Municipal Council, Urban Development and the District administration should take up this this matter with utmost priority and ensure its citizens a safe place so that they can go out without having an itoa of fear even at night.