Tamenglong road in pathetic conditions
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, April 27 2012:
The road conditions in Tamenglong have gone from bad to worse with the coming of monsoon and there is no sign of improvement.
The road from Khongsang to Tamenglong town 39 km is filled with potholes at every few meters and mudslides at every turn.
Due to improper drainage system, the road has turned into a river with water running down the middle of the road, washing away half of it.
Many accidents have occurred due to bad and narrow road.
The 39 km from Khongsang to Tamenglong HQs road is said to handed over to BRO by PWD since the past two years.
People coming from outside Tamenglong are saying that in such road conditions, travelling has become a nightmare.
"The roads are not leveled anymore and in most places the tar has worn out and is in the brink of becoming a relic", said a frequent traveler.
Due to bad road conditions, no vehicle carrying commodities is ready to come to Tamenglong leading to rise in price which is drilling a hole in the pockets of the public, and is affecting every other area of life including the health sector.
The public is questioning as to who is responsible for repairing the roads? .
"We are facing a lot of financial crisis due to rise in price.
We need proper infrastructure to improve our living conditions.
This bad road conditions is only adding to our woes.
It is only with the improvementin road conditions that development can take place", said an inhabitant of Tamenglong.
The question arises about the authority of the concerned department, which is the concerned department which has been allocated with the construction work? It is an earnest request to whosoever work agency that has been allocated the work to look into the matter and take necessary steps at the earliest.
It may be also mentioned here that National High way 53 between Awangkhul to Nungba section is in a deplorable condition.
No one has cared for the road in Tamenglong.