Citizens’ Welfare Society (CWS) Kiphire has said that absence of Nagaland State Transport (NST) service in Kiphire, the only service available to reach the state capital, since the past one month was causing hardship to citizens, especially the economically weaker sections.
CWS Kiphire through its media cell said that they visited NST Kiphire Wednesday to make sure that no students planning to go outside Kiphire for further studies were delayed due to transportation problem.
CWS also expressed surprise that there was no NST service between Tuensang and Kohima since the past few years. It expressed regret that when the citizens were expecting more development and improvement of public welfare and backward areas, things were going from bad to worse.
The society has, therefore, appealed to the government and responsible department to look into the grievances and urgently address the issue within this week. With the announcement of HSLC and HSSLC examination results, CWS said many students would go outside Kiphire for further studies. Failure to meet the genuine needs of the public, the CWS cautioned that citizens would be compelled to protest for their rights.