Nagaland DC Kohima issues orders

Deputy Commissioner Kohima, B Henok Buchem has issued an order directing all telecommunications companies, internet service providers, cable TV operators, water supply agencies and other concerned entities in Kohima District to remove all redundant, abandoned and unused overhead cables and pipes within 7(Seven) days from November 21 onwards in the larger interest of public safety, aesthetics and orderly urban infrastructure. According to DIPR report, the order stated that unused and loosely hanging overhead cables and pipes detract from city’s aesthetic appeal; and such cables and pipes pose electrical, fire and safety hazards; increase risks during natural disasters and obstruct emergency operations; impede the movement of heavy vehicles; and endanger pedestrians and public safety in case of breakage or fall.
The order also directed to bundle, sleeve and securely fasten all active overhead cables and pipes as per approved technical standards within the same period.
Non-complaint cables/pipes shall be removed by competent authority without further notice, at the expense of the defaulting entity, the order stated.
In another order, the Deputy Commissioner Kohima, B Henok Buchem, NCS has directed all building construction firms, agencies, and individuals in Kohima district to cover construction sites with perimeter hoarding, debris netting, scaffold shrink-wrap, Monarflex sheeting or equivalent measures in the interest of public health, safety and environmental protection
The order stated that dust and debris from uncovered building construction sites pollute the air, thereby degrading its quality and uncovered building construction activities generate excessive noise, contributing to noise pollution; and pose safety risks, as falling parts, tools, equipment, machinery, or structural collapses may endanger human life and property. Further, it stated that any destruction, defacement of public property, harm to human life or livestock caused by such negligence, shall attract strict penalties under relevant provision of law.