Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 7
The Dhobinalla-Signal-Thahekhu road in Dimapur has been closed for traffic due to construction work.
While welcoming development, residents in the area and its vicinity have complained about facing inconveniences. School buses plying the route cannot go beyond Sub-urban Police Station towards Signal Basti and Thahekhu owing to blocked road. As a result, many school children are unable to attend classes.
Those residing in the immediate area where construction is underway are the most affected. They could neither drive out vehicles from their homes nor drive in, as there is no alternative road. The residents were also apprehensive of any emergency-situation given the case that the road is completely blocked. They were of the view that there could be lesser inconvenience if a portion of the road was given for passageway while construction work continues on the other half.
“The road is 100% blocked and my children cannot go to school since their bus has stopped coming to our area. I also cannot drop them to school in private vehicle since both the exit and entrance road to our house is blocked,” said one of the aggrieved residents.
Others complained that with closure of the road, some auto-rickshaws were charging exorbitant fares. The alternate road from Sematilla with outlet near Sub-urban Police station is not wide enough for vehicles to ply from opposite sides and causes traffic chaos in the area.
Another resident informed that as per a joint meeting of PWD, contractors and Joint Action Committee of the said road stretch, the construction was to complete by December 20, 2015. He also rued the delay in construction works, which is causing extreme inconveniences for the public.
