Plight of Chakhabama - Zunheboto road

The tolerance of the end users of the road from Chakhabama to Zunhbehoto and more particularly from Chakhabama to Chozuba stretch is going beyond control due to the utter neglect and indifference of the authorities and the contractors. The sufferings of the people have grown manifold for want of appropriate construction of the road. Since the earth cutting carried out has been haphazard, several stretches of the road witnesses frequent landslide. Besides, absence of drainage has led to the flow of water directionless which is causing havoc to irrigation channel, paddy fields, orchards etc robbing the precious livelihoods of the citizens. Further, zero maintenance of the road for month together has led to several potholes which have rendered small vehicles not pliable on the road. At this season of the year, grass growth on either side of the road is natural and without clearance of the same visibility of other vehicle coming from the opposite side have been reduced drastically making vehicles vulnerable to collisions and accidents. With all this accumulated neglect of the road for months together, the end user have no choice but to take alternative route to reach Kohima by increasing their journey to over two hours. This has also led to price escalation of essential commodities and the public of the area are suffering untold miseries. What was once expected by the public to ease their life has now turned into a nightmare. With the earth cutting that was carried out randomly in different patches and without providing retaining walls and drainage several areas have been washed away by landslide. Further, several irrigation channels and paddy fields have been washed away robbing the livelihood of the people. The general public has willingly donated their land with the hope that it would raise their standard of their living by having better road connectivity. However, this has been reversed and the public are at the receiving ends of this man made tragedy. The Chokri Area Public Organisation (CAPO) as the voice of the public do hereby ask the company concerned to take immediate corrective measures without which we would be constraint to take our own course of action. Further, we also call upon the authorities not to remain silent spectator, but to address the plight of the citizens by directing the contractors to do the needful at the earliest. Vezhosa Chuzho President Chokri Area Public Organisation & Veseta Swuro