I am writing this today as a concerned citizen who got alarmed with the environmental hazard happening around Dimapur. I have noticed that the Dhansiri River, Dhobinala waterways and Lengri River have become so polluted thus spoiling the image of the town. I wish that the DC (Deputy Commissioner) could look into all this by directing each colony Gaonbura to strictly monitor the residents around these rivers. Because I have seen that people apart from throwing garbage into those rivers, they also drain their toilet content by laying their drainage and toilet pipe straight into the river. I have also noticed that they disposed dead animal’s carcasses into the river too. It is very saddening to see that Dimapur town inspite of its rapid growth and development would ignore such environmental hazards. This will not only affect the surroundings but the health of the people around it.
With the global warming which is leading to the rise in temperature of the weather, Dimapur town is becoming barren without proper trees around. This will also lead to severe consequences later. I wish the concerned department such as Forest department will look into this matter by planting trees around Dimapur especially around the main town area. I also wish that the general public will also cooperate by planting trees around their residential areas.
I do wish for a developed Dimapur together with a greener and cleaner city in years to come.
L. Meren Ao
Ex-Dimapur Town
Committee member
Duncan Basti, Dimapur
