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Improving over-all connectivity in Nagaland with particular reference to its most populous cosmopolitan city of Dimapur, which is also the commercial hub and gate way of the state, is crucial for the promotion of trade and tourism in the state. Connectivity to Dimapur with other states must meet the needs of people travelling to and from Dimapur either by road, rail and air. Development is a process of evolution to attain better and higher standard of living for the people. Several important arterial roads in Dimapur are in a state of disrepair and in a state of neglect. It is a matter of shame that the state government has shown an over abundance of patience and tolerance against the snail pace for road construction or repairs. Even till today, people travelling by highways through Assam to Nagaland, experience two kinds of highways. The smooth ride abruptly ends on entering Nagaland and thereafter, it becomes a bit smooth for a hundred feet intermittently over a long period of rocky ride. The same national highway, funded and executed by the same ministry yet in Nagaland being a special category, projects are subjected to misinterpretation of land laws. On the eve of the Hornbill Festival, it will not work to just do a patchwork over roads in Dimapur and Kohima since it only perpetrates a sham.The roads linking district headquarters are still hardly repaired or reconstructed unless there is immense public pressure as in the case with the highway from Kohima-Tseminyu-Wokha. The other concern is air connectivity at Dimapur which urgently needs attention of the state government so that facilities such as aerobridge and connectivity and flight frequency for benefit of travellers as well as ensuring that Dimapur airport takes its place as among the top in the region. The state government should have the political will to ensure that land needed for improvement of Dimapur airport including Dimapur railway station is made available. Much needed space for improvement of Dimapur railway station has been ‘occupied’ when a few mandirs have turned into permanent structure. This is much against the directive of the Supreme Court which ruled that no religious structure be allowed in public area. It needs to be reminded, that Dimapur station(though not a junction like Lumding) is the second highest revenue earner for the NF Railways after Guwahati. However, it is very strange indeed that despite being so, not even a single long distance train starts from Dimapur. There are around 42 long distance trains which emanate either Tinsukia or Dibrugarh. It is only right that Dimapur should have at least ten long distance train to cater to the needs of thousands of travellers. It may also be noted that Jan Shatabdi was introduced during 1996 to connect Dimapur with Guwahati but later, was been extended to Mariani. As a consequence, passengers at Dimapur are no longer are able to buy tickets because of acute shortage of seat quota. If they want to travel by Shatabdi then they have to purchase tickets starting either from Mariani or Furkating of Jorhat. The Nagaland Express between Dimapur and Guwahati, introduced in 2012, was initially promising but gradually turned into a passenger express with several stops added between Dimapur and Guwahati. These are few issues that the state government needs to grapple with if it is serious about all-round economic development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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