Imphal West Students Club cautions of legal actions against irresponsible construction activities
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 14 2022:
The ongoing road widening activities along the stretch of Oriental College to New Keithelmanbi on NH-37 has been causing health hazards to the people living in the vicinity of the road.
The Imphal West Students Club (IWSC), Khumbong in a press release stated that enormous volumes of dust have been emitting continuously because of the irresponsible ongoing construction activities.
Owing to it, people living in the vicinity of the road, commuters, school going children etc.
are facing breathing problems and other respiratory diseases.
Several verbal complaints have been made to the field staff of the contracting firm i.e Sri Avantika Contractors (1) Ltd.
to take up adequate measures to control the situation however no concrete measures have been taken up till date, IWSC lamented.
Considering the severity of the situation, IWSC Khumbong has urged the authorities of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) and Manipur Pollution Control Board to look into the situation and instruct the contractor concerned to take up adequate measures without any further delay.
The Club also cautioned of taking legal assistance in the form of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the matter, if visible adequate measures are not taken up at the earliest.