Tamenglong-Khongsang road to be repaired before Orange Festival
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, November 19 2015:
A joint meeting of work agency and civil society organisation leaders was held on Thursday in the presence of District Administrator at the office Chamber of Deputy Commissioner.
The meeting was chaired by Tamenglong DC M Luikham.
The meeting discussed starting of repair work along 39 km stretch of Tamenglong-Khongsang road.
The temporary restoration and double lane cutting of Tamenglong-Khongsang road was taken by National Highway Infrastructure Development Cooperation Limited (NHIDCL) .
In the meeting, NHIDCL was represented by its General Manager SK Yadev and two Managers L Sanjoy Singh and Prashant ku Tripathi while SP Athui, Chairman Zeliangrong Union Tamenglng Zone; Aniliu Gangmei, President Zeliangrong Women Union (Manipur); Athanbou Pamei, President Village Authority Chairmen Council Tamenglong and Joseph Daimei, Secretary Joint Forum for Transport Welfare Tamenglong represented the frontal organisations.
Talking to Hueiyen Lanpao, VACC Tamenglong President Athanbou Pamei said that the DC M Luikham urged the work agency to immediately resume the work and complete before the forthcoming State Level Orange Festival which has been scheduled on December 9, 2015 at the district headquarters.
Athanbou Pamei further said that the temporary restorations work will start from district headquarter towards Khongsang by potholes filling and ground leveling works.
The NHIDCL also seeks support and cooperation of the CSO leaders in the work.
It may be mentioned that on August 6 last the Ministry of Road and Transport and Highways, Government of India had accepted e-tender of M/s Woodhill Infrastructure Limited, an Uttar Pradesh work agency for execution, completion and maintenance of the "Temporary Restoration of Tamenglong- Khongsang road (NH- 137) about 40 km length of the state of Manipur" .
The ministry has sanctioned Rs 13,23,91,325 for temporary restoration of Tamenglong-Khongsang road since 2012.However, the pathetic condition of the road has posed grave dangers to public lives and with no option left, truck drivers and other associations has been repairing the road from time to time.
Memorandums had also before submitted to the authorities demanding the construction of the Tamenglong- Khongsang road.