Dimapur, July 13 (MExN): Reacting to the collapse of the 4th mile bridge at Chathe River on July 11, 2017 the Dhansiri River Flood Control Board (DRFCB) today stated that the Board has reported about the “danger and weakness of the bridge” to EE, PWD and district administration and jointly verified it on June 25, 2015 with “some respective elders.”
After that, the state government took initiative to repair the affected pillar and sanctioned Rs. 18.7 lakhs for the repair. However, the DRFCB presume that “one affected pillar of the bridge was not repaired well by the contractor which caused it to fall early.”
“It is also the negligence of the EE, PWD for not taking proper preventive measures after the verification of the bridge,” the Board stated while adding, “However, the State Government of Nagaland should take full responsibility for the dead of four people and the five injured”
DRFCB, Chairman, Hokheto Kiba also mentioned in the press release that since 2011, the Board has been highlighting on newspaper regarding this bridge and taking initiative to protect the development at the river bank by reporting the mischief act on the river to the district administration for action.
“But the district administration remains deaf and dumb on this matter,” the Board alleged and requested to call the District Enforcement Committee emergency meeting led by Deputy Commissioner to protect and prevent such incident on the river and its bank in the future.
