Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Oct. 2 (EMN): The minister for Public Works Department, Tongpang Ozukum on Tuesday said that the blame for Kohima being declared as the second-most unliveable city in the country must be shared equally among the citizens of the state.
The minister was speaking at the programme to mark the culmination of the Swachhata Hi Siva campaign at the town hall in Mokokchung. “I believe all the right-thinking citizens in the state were shocked and deeply touched to hear the result because Kohima belongs to all of us; we have contributed our own shares for Kohima to be declared as the second-most unliveable city in India,” said Ozukum.
Recently, the Ease of Living Index released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs had listed Kohima as the second-most unliveable city in the country.
Ozukum said that the responsibility to remove that unwanted tag lies with each and every citizen of the state. “It is not only the duty and responsibility of the people of Kohima but also the responsibility of each and every Naga,” the minister asserted.
While stating that Mokokchung town was considered cleaner than most towns in the state, Ozukum cautioned the citizens that ‘if they are not conscious about cleanliness’ then the town might end up being listed as the filthiest in the future.
He urged the district administration and social organisations in the district to ‘rethink and execute works’ towards making Mokokchung cleaner than it now is. He lauded the Mokokchung administration and the Swachh Bharat Mission district ambassadors for their ‘commendable works’ during the state-wide mass social work from Sep. 29 to Oct. 2.
Ozukum also informed that more intensive cleanliness drives would be initiated in the coming days to make the state’s cities and towns cleaner. He even proposed a pre-Christmas mass social work in the district.
