Rs 1,600 Cr for highway
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 16 2018:
Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday announced that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,600 crore for the improvement of the National Highway (NH) 2 bordering Myanmar, reports IANS.
Singh said the improvement work will begin before the onset of the monsoon season.
The 110 km Imphal-Moreh sector of the NH 2 is the only stretch that connects Manipur's border town with the rest of the country.
The highway gained significance after trade between India and Myanmar was legalised in 1995 .
Officials said the mountainous NH-2 has been damaged after torrential rain and earthquakes.
India has been undertaking construction and improvement of roads and bridges in the border areas of Myanmar as a part of building infrastructure under the Act East Policy.