Student leaders visit accident site; warn of stir
Source: Chronicle News Service

Senapati, June 08 2022: The Senapati District Students' Association together with leaders of Mao Students' Union (MSU), Maram Students' Union (MKS), Poumai Naga Students' Union (PNTM), Thangal Students' Union (TAJ) and Zeliangrong Students' Union, Senapati Zone (ZSU) on Wednesday visited the accident site where 3 loaded trucks skidded off the road at Likhru Bridge, located be tween Chakumei and Makhan.

Addressing media persons, Pung Mark, president SDSA, stated that during their visit to the accident site, only temporary measures were found installed at the site.

The SDSA had reportedly appealed to the state government and the district administration for necessary construction and to expand the road wherever necessary.

With no concrete step taken to install protection along the accident prone zone, another cement-loaded truck skidded off the road and fell to the Likhru river.

Four precious lives were lost in the past two accidents and both the driver and handyman sustained injuries in the latest accident on Tuesday morning.

The student bodies found some lapses in the construction of the bridge that needs to be expanded.

The team found some NHIDCL workers putting up some temporary crash barri er but that did not solve the problem.

Despite repeated appeals to the state government and the district administration, no change has been seen at the site so far, the SDSA president lamented.

The student leader then warned that the issue would be taken up to the Union Ministry concerned if no progress was seen at the earliest or the student bodies may be compelled to impose democratic form of agitation including blockade.

State government had reportedly assured several times to act at the earliest but nothing has been seen so far.

The injured driver was identified as one Md Barish Khan, s/o Md Ajigur Rahman of Lilong Makha Leikai, and the injured handyman identified was as one Md Mustakim, s/o Md Sana of Lilong Chingkham Makha Dam.

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