Kohima town told to take a bath

EMN Dimapur, April 27 Like Dimapur, capital town Kohima is not famous for being hygienic too. The capital town is currently lobbying to land a spot in Government of India’s Smart City program but she continues to struggle with civic sense. Municipal authorities have complained that citizens in the town continue to unload their dirty burdens on the world. On Wednesday, the Kohima Municipal Council issued a notice directing citizens of Kohima town to get hygiene-conscious: use garbage bins and please do not open you cesspools and septic tanks. The KMC said to have designated ‘garbage collection points’ across the town. Specific times have also been assigned for dumping of garbage at those locations, the council stated in its notice. “However, despite numerous reminders, there are some locations where certain individuals falling under different wards are habitually dumping garbage beyond the assigned timings and designated collection points,” the council stated. The municipal council listed out the collection point:

1. Above district jail gate                                       Old minister’s Hill.
2. Kohima war cemetery                                        Midland.
3. TCP gate                                                                    New Market.
4. Keziekie Opp. Kohima BC                                 North Block.
5. Above old VETY office                                       North Block.
6. Above M/s. Sekhose P.P                                   High School
7. Infront of Yhome Gas Agency                       High School
8. Near Pay & Use Toilet                                         High School
9. Near Govt. High Scool entrance                    High School

“This is to therefore notify these wards in particular, and all others in general that henceforth if such acts are repeated, stringent corrective measures will be initiated against the individual (s) and wards (s),” the municipal council stated. The municipal authorities also issued another directive to the public against releasing their septic tanks into drains. “However, despite being informed not to do so, some individuals continue to randomly practice it. all ward chairmen are therefore, once again directed to be vigilant and initiate immediate needful to put a halt to such indecent practices within their respective jurisdictions,” the KMC said. “Sanitation is a collective responsibility,” the KMC added.