DIMAPUR, APRIL 21 (MExN): The public of 13 villages and colonies has drawn the attention of the government with regard to the crumbling Dhobinalla-Signal Angami-Thahekhu-Rangapahar road. This potholed arterial route, left unattended for over a decade, was last tarred in 2003.
Drawing the government’s attention on the road’s pathetic condition, chairmen and GBs of villages and colonies connected to it have submitted a memorandum to the Minister in charge of PWD (Roads and Bridges) seeking redress. Appended by 19 signatories, the memorandum, while outlining the importance of the route, stated that the affected villages and colonies would be compelled to go to the extent of restricting plying of heavy vehicles on the road if the department in concern did not act.
Describing the road as more than a life line for several localities and villages, the memorandum stated that it connects many important public establishments. The road is crucial to transport vehicles of the Food Corporation of India, Indian Oil Corporation and the Army. Further, it serves as an alternative route to Nagaland Zoological Park, Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Green Park, Ganeshnagar, the airport and also connects to Kohima-Imphal Road, Dhansiripar-Doyapur Road, and even Diphu-Lumding Silchar Road. “However, due to negligence of the road for years together, this road has gone from bad to worse and requires urgent intervention from the department,” the memorandum stated. It further urged the department to start work on the road “within a period of one month on priority basis.”
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