Dimapur, July 14 (EMN): The Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) while expressing dismay at the tragic incident of the bridge collapse at 4th Mile Dimapur that led to loss of lives and injury to others, not only condemned the lackadaisical attitude of the government, but also demand that the concerned PWD (R&B) minister to step down immediately owing moral responsibility and that the PWD (R&B) Divisional executive engineer be suspended for utter negligence.
The NCD stated that it was a preventable tragedy had the government took cognizance of the unstable bridge. The bridge serve as the life line of Niuland sub-division, now with the bridge gone no alternatives mode is available for the public as well as the students, underscoring that maintenance and safety inspections were not performed rigorously and that the responsible department failed to act despite warning about the bridge’s dangerous condition since past many years, the press release stated.
In a press communiqué, NCD president Bangerloba and general secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam, stated that the NCD wants to know where has the crores of money sanctioned meant for the bridge construction gone, and what has the government and responsible department being doing all these years when they were fully aware of the condition of the bridge.
