DIMAPUR, AUGUST 5 (MExN): The Angami Public Organization (APO) while appreciating road development works in the state capital, asked the PHE Department to use caution while laying pipelines so as not to affect the roadworks.
A press note from the APO stated that while road construction is on the verge of completion “we are apprehensive of the PHE department for they may start cutting off the road as is being witnessed a number of times in the past.”
It asked the concerned department to lay out huge pipes wherever it is required before black topping of road, which can be followed by inserting water pipes and cable lines.
The APO meanwhile acknowledged the government for taking up road construction, black topping of road, retaining wall, Nullah construction, footpath and protection railing for pedestrian in the capital. “Since obtaining statehood we have not seen any proper and quality construction in the capital city, but now it is Government of Nagaland. We also laud the contractors who had taken up the said works at Kohima,” while adding the there are more colonies that await similar works.
It meanwhile asked government contractors and commercial businesses to certain directives. It advised that black topping should reach the Nullah on one side and the footpath on the other side. Small portion of the road left without black topping will spoil the road, it added, asking contractors to take up this before completion of black topping.
Stating that there are still many colonies where road construction is yet to be taken up, the APO urged the Nagaland government to take up the work as soon as possible. It meanwhile asked shop keepers on both sides of the road to clean their surroundings and the road every morning before 5:00am. The APO cautioned that failure to do so would result in the authorities being asked to cancel their shop permit.
Finally, the APO asked the State Government to complete the on-going works within the stipulated time.
