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Restoration works on a sinking area between 9.8 km-9.900 Km (NH 702 D) at Mekuli village in progress on Monday.[/caption]
Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Aug. 27 (EMN): The Mokokchung-Mariani Road, NH 702D, has been blocked after a massive landslide buried a stretch of the road on Monday morning near Mokokchung district jail at Yimyu ward.
NH 702 serves as the main road for essential commodities from Assam to Mokokchung, Zunheboto, and Tuensang districts. An official of the Public Works division (National Highways) of Mokokchung reported that the landslide had occurred around 5 am.
The department has pressed two excavators into service to clear the debris. However, huge boulders, uprooted trees, and mud are hampering progress of the work, an official who was at the spot said.
“The department will be working round-the-clock tonight to clear the road but cannot assure that the road will be open by tonight itself,” the official said.
The source has advised commuters, for light vehicles only, to take the route via India Oil to Yimyu Baptist Church Road.
Meanwhile, the sunken area between 9.8 km-9.900 Km (NH 702 D) in Mekuli village is worsening.
Recently, Deputy Commissioner Sachin Jaiswal directed all heavy vehicles to avoid NH 702 (D) while travelling to Mokokchung until repairs at the sinking area (9.8 km) were complete. The order advised vehicles to take the Mokokchung-Amguri road; NH 02.
It was informed that out of five sinking areas along NH 702 (D), the one at 9.8 km was the worst, for which the department was working to restore the road at the earliest.
The department has expressed gratitude to neighbouring villages namely Khensa, Chungtia, Kinunger, and Mekuli; and the Truck Association of Mokokchung for their voluntary assistance.