Tamenglong frontal organisations to boycott R-Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, January 20 2016:
Expressing resentment against the non-execution of Tamenglong-Khongsang Road, the frontal organizations of Tamenglong on Wednesday reaffirmed their stand to boycott the Republic Day celebration in the district.
The reaffirmation to boycott the Republic Day was announced during the joint meeting of all frontal organizations of Tamenglong in connection with the deplorable condition of Tamenglong- Khongsang road.
The meeting was organized by the Joint Forum for Transport Welfare Association, Tamenglong.
In the meantime, a joint inspection was conducted by the Joint Forum for Transport Welfare Association, Tamenglong yesterday along Tamenglong- Khongsang road.
During the inspection, the team learned that the construction work has been abandoned and there were no workers at the construction site.
The team came across only some individuals cleaning bushes at the roadsides.
It may be mentioned that the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India had accepted the e- tender of M/s Woodhill Infrastructure Limited, a work agency from Uttar Pradesh for execution, completion and maintenance of the work.
The Ministry had also sanctioned Rs 13,23,91,325 for temporary restoration of Tamenglong- Khongsang road in 2012.However, the construction work is yet to be initiated.
Tamenglong district administration, in the presence of the National Highway Infrastructure Development Co-operation Ltd.
(NHIDC Ltd), Tamenglong frontal organisations and the general public had flagged off the construction work of Tamenglong- Khongsang road.
However, the construction work was halted just a few days after the construction work was initiated.
To make the road traversable, Truck Drivers and Owners' Association, Tamenglong, Auto Rickshaw Association, Tamenglong and Assam Rifles have been repairing the road every now and then.
Demanding immediate construction of Tamenglong-Khongsang road, a series of bandhs and blockades were imposed in the past.
Repeated memoranda had also been submitted to the authority concerned, saidDM Joseph, secretary, Joint Forum forTransport Welfare Association, Tamenglong.
Namkaobi Kamei, president, District Kishan Morcha BJP, Tamenglong who was also part of the inspection team condemned the local MLA for not monitoring the construction of Tamenglong-Khongsang road.