As you are all aware that some 70 years ago India got freedom from British rule and since then the aspirations of the people for their up-liftment has been raising higher and higher which is mingled with the ever increasing population growth. Both the Union and the State Government have been doing their best to provide maximum benefits to the people through various programmes and schemes launched by the Government of India from time to time. Although all the demands and wishes of the people cannot be fulfilled at a stretch, atleast their basic minimum needs must be fulfilled so that they also enjoy the fruits of freedom in a realistic manner so that India becomes a good tree bearing fruits for ordinary and common people and the people as a whole realise the reality of freedom. In the State of Nagaland almost all villages, administrative centres were provided with tap water some 60 years ago. But by now, the water tanks in the villages have become dilapidated. Their condition is so bad that water spreads around them in the nearby ditches causing water born diseases like malaria, dysentery and diarrhoea etc. In most of the villages, administrative circles and even in the capital town of Kohima, most of the water pipes are broken which needs special attention and consideration by the Department before it is too late.
In view of the above, it is imperative that the Ministry of Rural Development should take up major repair/replacement works of all the old and rusted water pipe lines on a war footing so that there is no scarcity of water during dry season. The people living in Kohima town suffer heavily due to scarcity of water and they are even compelled to buy water at high cost for their daily needs causing economic burden on its citizens.
Secondly, India, as growing and developing nation, is free from foreign rule and they have already celebrated 70th Anniversary of Independent’s Day including Nagaland. We earnestly wish that she will become a good tree bearing fruits to be enjoyed by entire citizens. But in reality, it is proved otherwise. There is no stable and strong National Highway for comfortable traffic movement in the State of Nagaland and that the people are annoyed and angry. The N.H. 39, now 29, built during the IInd World War by the British Government is still used by both the States of Nagaland and Manipur. The State Government under Roads & Bridges, constructed so many roads in the State and even connected all the villages. But these roads are not properly maintained and as such frequent accidents occur causing injuries to travellers or loss of life. Even in Kohima town there are many roads named after Ex-Chief Ministers/bureaucrats and high ranking Officers. But these roads are never maintained for several years and the condition of the roads are deteriorating which appears like Nullah. Even the Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland B.P. Acharya severely criticized the Government for their failure and bad performance. Earlier interior roads like Kohima-Meluri-Zunheboto etc. Roads were constructed and maintained by Border Roads Organisation. But after these roads were taken over by Maytus Gayotri Company for two lane purpose, they carried out their works very haphazardly and roads are worst than before, unable to ply safely endangering human lives causing heavy damage to the vehicles.
We urged the responsible leaders to be serious enough to ponder with all the courage to fulfil the aspirations of the common people.
