DIMAPUR— Former candidate of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of 2 Dimapur-II, Y Vikheho Awomi, has called for urgent preventive measures by all stakeholders to tackle the problem of flood situation in Dimapur which greatly affected many families, business and destroyed properties worth crores of rupees every year. He urged upon the public to be sensitised towards waste management as it one of the major factors contributing to flooding during rainy season.
Awomi pointed out he had come across clogged drains filled with garbage, waste and household litters, which resulted in water clogging in many localities during his visit to flood affected localities. He requested the public not to throw waste, garbage and household litters into the drains in order to tackle the problem of floods situation in Dimapur.
Awomi also urged the state government to look into the issue seriously and initiate necessary corrective measures in order to control flood in Dimapur as it could cause irreparable damage in the near future.
He informed the public that the government of India, through the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Transformation (AMRUT), has sanctioned various projects for construction of storm water and waste water drainage system in Dimapur town, which is being implemented by the department of Urban Development. As per the sanction order, the project has identified nine localities for construction of storm water and waste water drainage system namely Dhobi Nallah (1075.0M length), Burma Camp (Old Golaghat Road, 486.0M length), behind DC’s residence (224.0M length), from Duncan to Dhobi Nullah road (486.0M length), IHSDP Burma Camp (153.0M length), Supermarket (368.0M length), Rio Colony (184M length), Signal Angami (438.0M length) and Lingrijan (368.0M length) amounting to INR 15,50,08100.
In this regard, Awomi urged upon the civil society organisations to be vigilant and coordinate with the concerned department and ensure that the construction of storm water and waste water drainage system project is executed as per the detail project report (DPR). He opined that the project would greatly help in the flow of storm water and waste water especially during monsoon season and help mitigate the problems of flood in Dimapur.
Stating that the flood situation in Dimapur is largely a manmade hazard rather than a natural disaster, he called upon the citizens to be sensitised on waste management and called for community participation with the municipality and all stakeholders in order to help create public awareness especially towards waste management which is largely contributing to flood situations in Dimapur.
