Dimapur, August 4 : The Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has informed that ‘earth-cutting work’ on the Mokokchung sector of the Nagaland Foothill Road project has been completed. With said work having been completed, the NFHRCC said on August 4, only about 8 km of uncut portions remain in the Niuland and Naginimora segments. Around 5 km of earth-cutting is required in the Niuland area and 3 km in the Naginimora area, the group informed on Thursday.
Stating that work would begin on the two segments by October-November after the monsoon, the NFHRCC said that the Nagaland government has sanctioned funds ‘to clear the uncut portions.’
If all goes according to plan, the group said, ‘earth-cutting’ on the entire stretch of the foothill road would be over by the turn of 2017.
With regard to the Doyang bridge, it was informed that work was ‘progressing without any hiccup.’ With a completion-deadline of 33 months, work to bridge the Doyang at Liphanyan (near Governor’s Camp) had begun on December 2014. Expressing hope that the bridge would be completed within the stipulated timeframe, the NFHRCC has urged the construction firm to expedite the work.
