Students rally to protest deplorable NH-2 stretch in Khuzama
Students rally to protest deplorable NH-2 stretch in Khuzama
The Khuzama Students' Care Union (KSCU), along with women society members and village elders undertook a protest rally along NH-2 stretch within Khuzama village, Kohima district
KOHIMA — The Khuzama Students' Care Union
(KSCU), along with women society members and village elders, on Tuesday
undertook a protest rally along NH-2 stretch within Khuzama village, Kohima
district, to express resentment against the deplorable condition of the
highway.
Former Speaker of the Southern Angami Students’ Union
(SASU), Nunese Sale told media persons that Tuesday’s protest marks the first
day of the two-day ultimatum given to the National Highways and Infrastructure
Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to address the bad road condition.
Sale warned that if the NHIDCL does not resume work within
two days, the KSCU and the Khuzama Youth Organisation (KYO) will take necessary
action.
He also informed that in case the NHIDCL starts work, then
the union and KYO will personally monitor the work and ensure that the duration
of work is not extended anymore.
Pointing out that the union has submitted enough memorandums
to look into the road condition, the union alleged that the NHIDCL had
neglected the village for 20 years.
He went on to state that the deplorable condition of the
highway has made the lives of students miserable, putting people’s lives at
risks besides making it impossible to take the sick to the hospital.
“Khuzama to Kohima is just 26 km but the journey becomes a
gruesome three- hour journey,” he added.
KYO executive member Neisakhoto Tsukru also alleged that
even the government has neglected the village for so many years.
The dusty road is causing air and water pollution in the
village with many villagers suffering from respiratory-related diseases, Tsukru
said and requested the concerned authorities to take immediate remedial
measures.
Chairperson of Khuzama Women Society, Nochenü Thaprü also
said that the village mothers are most worried because of the health issues due
to the dusty road.
KCSU president Khriezo Tsukru said that bad roads have not
only “polluted the pure air and water” but also deprived the villagers of good health
and education.
The highway, the lifeline of many villages, is always dusty
during dry seasons and during monsoon resembles “paddy fields,” he added.
“We have been silent enough, we have been patient for 20
years hoping that change will come,” he lamented, and affirmed that they will
not give up the agitation till work resumes.
