Ikou-Gangpijang road disconnected due to landslide
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 28 2011:
Ikou-Gangpijang road, development work of which was left incomplete following some disputes in awarding the contract, has been disconnected following landslide.
Consequent upon the landslide, passenger buses travelling from Imphal could not proceed beyond Ikou.
The passengers travelling to Saikul have to cross the landslide area on foot, and then travel forward till Saikul from Gangpijang in passenger jeeps.
In case passenger jeeps are not available, people have to walk all the way to Saikul which is about 2.5 Kms away.
Development work on Sagolmang-Saikul road which passes through Ikou and Gangpijang was abandoned after completing around 80 per cent of the following disputes in the contract deals.
The development work of the road was abandoned after the work order was given to a second contractor.
Notably, taking serious note of the abandonment of the road development work, KSO Saikul and Kuki Inpi Saikul appealed to the Chief Minister to finish the work before onset of rainy season.
A joint team of Kuki Inpi and media persons visited the landslide area today.
Kuki Inpi Saikul president Thangkham Lupheng sought immediate intervention to open the road, and also to resolve the dispute amicably so that the road development work is completed without any further delay.