Mokokchung, August 23 (MTNews): Much has been said and written about the pathetic condition of the Hospital Road in Mokokchung town by the local media houses and concerned citizens – only to fall on deaf ears of the authorities concerned. Nonetheless, there is a semblance of hope for the road to be repaired soon as the district administration has reportedly assured a group of youth leaders that the matter will be deliberated upon in the next DPDB meeting.
On Tuesday, the youth organizations of Penli, Majakong, Lijaba Lijen and Artang wards submitted a joint representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung demanding immediate repair of the vital road.
The youth organizations wrote that the Dr. Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH) Road starting from the main Police Point till Sewak Gate junction, measuring about 2 Kms, is in a deplorable state. “Apart from the inconveniences caused to the regular commuters, the deplorable condition of the road is aggravating as it poses immense health risks to the sick and needy travelling to the hospital for medical attention,” they said.
The hospital can be reached by road from two directions, ie. from Police Point and from Sewak Gate sides, both of which are under utterly deplorable conditions at the moment.
The youth organizations wrote that road needs to be “immediately repaired by any means possible.” They also said that residents of the four wards have been repairing the road from time to time on their own in public interest “as the concerned authority have always turned a blind eye to this most vital road for reasons best known to them.”
Saying that they have now run out of patience, the youth organizations appealed to the Deputy Commissioner to ensure that the whole stretch of the hospital road is repaired immediately. They also cautioned that failure on the part of the authority concerned to immediately repair the road shall be considered as apathy towards public welfare and safety and that they will resort to their own course of action to demonstrate their dissatisfaction if the road is not repaired immediately as demanded.
The representation was a appended by Imlikumzuk, president of Penli Ward Youth Association; Lanulemba Longchar, president of Majakong Ward Youth Association; Nungsangyanger, president of Lijaba Liljen Ward Youth Association; and Lanunungsang, president of Artang Ward Youth Association.
To buttress their appeal, copies of the representation were also endorsed to all relevant government offices and civil society organizations, as well as the 10 elected representatives to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from Mokokchung district.
