Miscreants torch two bulldozers
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 18 2014:
Unidentified miscreants reportedly torched two bulldozers engaged in Kasom Khullen road construction in the night of Dec 17 at a place between Nungshit Haibi and Khamlang.
The Imphal-Kasom Khullen road has been constructed by the ABCI under financial support of Asian Development Bank.
Meanwhile, the Tangkhul Naga Aze Longphang (Southern Tangkhul Naga Union) has strongly condemned the burning down of the two bulldozers engaged in Kasom Khullen road construction.
Saying that any sort of misunderstanding could be settled through talks, a statement issued by J Mayarmi, chairman TNAL and Rockson Shimray, secretary appealed to all concerned to abstain from such acts in future.
Though being one of the nearest subdivisional headquarters of the hill areas from Imphal, travelling to Kasom Khullen from the State capital takes more than 10 hours during rainy season due to bad road condition, the TNAL statement said.
The people of the area have been demanding improvement of the road for many years.
Fortunately, repair work of the road started not long ago with financial support of ADB.
Although the work is yet to be completed, the road has seen improvement after the repair work started, it said.
It was very unfortunate that some miscreants set ablaze two bulldozers engaged in the work, the TNAL said while urging all concerned not to repeat such
acts in future.