Source: The Sangai Express / Jacob Panmei
Jiribam, January 21 2010:
The road construction work currently underway from Kaiphundai to Tousem, in Tamenglong district has drawn flak from the Zeliangrong Students' Union, Barak Valley with allegation that standard norms are not being adhered to.
A team of the Union in a recent inspection tour of the road stretch reportedly came across grasses sprouting all over the newly black-topped areas apart from black-topping at major portion of the route found to be the thinnest.
Describing mixture of materials used in the black topping work as thin as a razor blade and seriously questioning whether any quality control measures had been followed, the student body further said there is no sign of black-topping work in between Rankiakilong and Longchai.
The Union further appealed to authorities concerned to black list the erring contractors who are tasked to construct/black-top the said route so as to remind all concerned that any assignments meant for public welfare cannot be taken for granted.