PFPS blames deplorable road condition as cause of accident
KIPHIRE, AUGUST 2 (MExN): In a tragic accident, a student of Class-XII died when a Dimapur bound Tata Sumo vehicle met with an accident on Tuesday morning near Tethezu village under Kiphire district. The victim has been identified as Nongdila Yim, daughter of Tomusu of Pungro village. The ill-fated vehicle carrying ten (10) passengers was on its way to Dimapur from Pungro when it rolled down 60 feet below the road. The injured persons were admitted to CHC, Pungro and are reported to be out of danger.
Meanwhile, the Public Forum Pungro Sub-Division (PFPS) while offering condolence to the deceased family and speedy recovery to the injured took serious note of the deplorable road condition, which it alleged as the cause of the accident.
It maintained that the LHEP road via .02 bridge en route NH 202 is considered the lifeline of Pungro area and has been totally neglected by the Nagaland State government despite repeated appeals by various organizations.
Pungro ADC headquarter, 45 km away from Kiphire is one of the largest administrative division in the district.
Regrettably, there is no amount sanctioned/fund allotted for proper road connectivity nor a single labourer appointed to man the road by the state government, it lamented. While acknowledging the yeoman service by Tethesu village council for constantly maintaining the road, the Forum has urged the Nagaland Government to take over the maintenance of the road at the earliest so as to thwart such tragic accidents.
