With shortage of buses to transport stranded citizens from Dimapur to other districts, the Ao Students’ Union Dimapur (ASUD) took the initiative to arrange more than 10 buses to ferry stranded citizens from various community to Mokokchung district.
With thousands of stranded people wanting to go back to their respective districts, the state government has not been able to cover all supposedly due to shortage of NST buses.
ASUD with the help of institutions like Maple Tree School, Hope Academy and Saku Mission College were able to send at least 200 people on May 11 and May 12.
According to reports, the district administration paid for the fuel cost and all other expenditures were made by the students including refreshment.
There are hundreds stranded and waiting to go back home, and more buses are needed, ASUD stated.
The students’ body also raised apprehension that if the authorities were unable to handle inter-district stranded citizens, how would they cater to those returning from other states.