Nagaland: Authorities begin work to clear blocked drainage

Dimapur, April 29 (EMN): Advisor of Power department, H Tovihoto Ayemi, informed that the district administration and Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) along with the assistance from the Railway authority are working round the clock to clear the clogged drain.

It may be mentioned that the residents of Xuvihe, Chatteswari, Lower Manipuri, Upper Manipuri, West Yard and Railway Bazaar colonies in Dimapur are undergoing hardship due to water-logging for the past few days following recent downpour. The water-logging was caused due to blockage of a major drain near Dimapur Railway Station.

An update from the press secretary to the advisor stated that other relief-related initiatives such as free medical camps and fogging are being carried out to prevent possible outbreak of water borne epidemic as assured by the advisor. It added that hundreds of residents have availed free medical checkup.

Urging the residents to cooperate with the administration and the DMC to allow speedy execution of the work to clear the drain, Tovihoto stated the concerned authorities have taken all necessary steps by installing machinery to clear the entire stretch of the drain at the earliest possible time. He further added that necessary measures would be worked to prevent recurrence of such incidents in the days to come.