DIMAPUR, APRIL 18 (MExN): Office of the Action Plan Committee (APC), Longkhim/Chare has given a seven-day ultimatum to the Nagaland Chief Minister to begin the construction of the road broadening of National Highway 155 from Mokokchung-Tuensang. An open letter addressed to the Chief Minister TR Zeliang pointed out that even after clearing initial necessities such as survey for road broadening; erecting of pillars for demarcation, clearance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the villagers (in 2014), cutting down of trees along the highway, the road in question was still lying unattended and work yet to commence. Owing to negligence of road maintenance, the people of Tuensang district have been suffering untold miseries, the Committee said while pointing out that in the last 10 years, the said road was repaired only once by local contractors. It has therefore implored upon the Chief Minister to immediately initiate the work and fulfill the rights of the people of Tuensang district as per Article 275 of the Indian Constitution. The Committee also warned that it would be compelled to initiate indefinite road blockage from April 28, 2016 onwards if their appeal is not complied with.
