Dimapur, June 19 (EMN): In response to the Western Sumi Students’ Union letter seeking the chief minister’s intervention on Dimapur’s bad roads, the state PWD (National Highways) has issued a clarification on Monday.
“The ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH) has accorded sanction for improvement of city portion of Dimapur (NH-29 and NH-129) from Nagaland Gate (Golaghat Road) to Patkai Bridge (Via Tragopan Jn- Zion Hospital Jn- Purana Bazar- Chumukedima) for a total length of 17.30 km.“The state PWD (NH) has been entrusted to execute the work on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode'. National bids for the work has already been invited and final approval and sanction is expected from the MORTH within a few days' time'.
“Once the sanction and approval is received from the ministry, the state PWD will take over this stretch of road from the BRO and the work will be awarded for execution. ln view of the above , this appeal is made to all concerned to be patient and bear with the inconveniences till the time the work takes off”, the statement appealed.
