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Assam building new bridge for sending essentials to Manipur
Times of India | Prabin Kalita | TNN | Nov 11, 2011, 09.23AM IST
As Manipur remains crippled by an economic blockade that has completed 100 days, a bridge funded by the North Eastern Council(NEC) is being constructed on the Barak River in Cachar district to act as the state's new lifeline to its western border. The new route is expected to be operational by the third week of this month.
Assam PWD minister Ajanta Neog said, "There is a blockade on the Dimapur-Imphal road and as this has created communication problem to Manipur. The Union ministry of home affairs has requested us to help Manipur. At present, a weak bridge on the Silchar-Imphal highway is operating but with load restrictions. A new bridge with NEC funds at a distance from this bridge is on the verge of completion."
The deputy commissioner said the existing bridge at Soroghat has a single-lane. "It has become weak and we are having the viaduct repaired to keep supplies to Manipur on. Since this bridge cannot take more than 18 tons, we are allowing just one vehicle to pass at a time. Right now, we are only allowing food and fuel supplies to Manipur." There is already a road in place with World Bank funds from Silchar to the new bridge.
Once the new route becomes operational, trucks carrying essential commodities and fuel from Guwahati will travel through Shillong to take the new bridge through Silchar instead of the troubled highway through Golaghat district in Assam and Dimapur to reach Manipur.
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