Compared to other cities the car ownership isn't as high as kohima people think. It's the lack of bigger roads, road encroachment by builders, early city planning by corrupt, local, uneducated contractors with heavy political backing, topography and easy registration of used cars are the reasons Kohima is congested. It is very risky to invest or start a business in kohima because one has to spend 3-4 hours a day of the working hours on traffic. The lack of water, the attitude of the bara basti youths aching for 30 vs 1 fights to remind the people who works in kohima and help become kohima what it is today that they should be worshipped & feared as the local mafia of the town, and also how dangerously the electrical wires are laid as a ticking time bomb for a long black out are compelling reasons not to stay in kohima or invest any of your hard earned money in kohima. There are other cities that offer better investment opportunities for the same money with the bonus of no hostile local unemployment gangs of youth looking for a fight and also a huge savings in time management as well as fuel savings. Kohima's golden era was in the 90's and early 00's. Today, it is a city plagued with immovable problems so much so that even the tribe native to kohima is venturing out to other districts in search of better living standards and opportunities. Kohima is a setting sun and a story of yesteryears.