Residents of Tamenlong district in Manipur, tired of years of being fobbed off by the government, have decided to build for themselves a much needed main road to link the district to nearby towns of Assam and Nagaland.
The inspiration for the community that's working on the road is a young civil servant, Armstrong Pamei, who himself had to walked for nearly 24 hours to visit his home during school breaks. Lately he has galvanized villagers and helped raise funds in social media forums.
Through this photo gallery, we take a look at the people here and the effort they are putting in to get themselves a road.
In this picture: Roads fraught with danger (Photo courtesy: Kishalay Bhattacharjee)
