Salhoutuonuo Kruse inspected the completed PMGSY road linking Khonoma and Peducha via western Angami villages.
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KOHIMA — Minister for Horticulture and Women Resource Development Salhoutuonuo Kruse on Saturday toured the completed Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road project covering 28.12 km from Khonoma to Peducha via Mezoma, Sechuma and Kiruphema, and expressed satisfaction with the project work.
The minister said that after more than 20 years the area got the PMGSY road project.
Kruse said that before this project, the road was dusty and comparatively the road condition is now much better and has made life easier for villagers.
She toured the villages of Khonoma, Mezoma, Sechuma, Kiruphema and Peducha, which are covered under the project, along with NPF 8th Western Angami AC party workers.
She said that the road had been neglected for about 25 years in the area, but expressed happiness that the project, which is the lifeline of many villages, has now been completed.
Kruse also maintained that the main focus of the present state government is to improve road infrastructure across the state.
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Details of the PMGSY road project stated that the total length is 28.13 km. The work commenced on October 12, 2024, with the expected completion date in March 2026, and the target was achieved in March 2026.
The funding source is PMGSY and the amount sanctioned for the project is INR 22.53 crore.
As per the details provided, the quality control and monitoring authority is PWD (Roads & Bridges). The width of the road is 3.75 metres and it is a single-lane rural road.
The challenges faced during the construction included the use of a new method of construction based on full depth reclamation using Roadcem technology for soil stabilisation, which involved a series of heavy machinery not easily available in the market.
Speaking to media persons during the tour, Western Angami NPF urban sector spokesperson Zaseta Theyo and Western Angami NPF rural sector spokesperson Nichasatou Angami claimed that the minister has brought more development in the last three years of her tenure than previous leaders had brought in the past 30 years.
They described her as the “champion of development” in the constituency.
They said the PMGSY road is the lifeline route for western Angami villages. They also reiterated that the western Angami region is among the least developed regions, possibly due to the lack of capable and visionary leaders in the past, but added that there is now “rapid development” under various projects undertaken during her tenure.