Sites for the proposed ADB-funded ring road inspected
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, December 11 2013: Works Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar and officials of Public Works Department (PWD) today inspected the sites for construction of a ring road in greater Imphal area.

The 38-kilometre-long ring road aims to mitigate traffic woes in Imphal City.

It would be implemented under the funding of Asian Development Bank (ADB).

During the inspection, Minister Ratankumar was accompanied by Principal Secretary (Works) Ram Muivah, Additional Chief Engineer of PWD Ch Tiken and Project Director of Northeastern States' Road Investment Programme.

MLAs Th Bishwajit, Karam Shyam, RK Anand, Kh Joykishan and Dr Ng Bijoy also joined the inspection in their respective constituencies. The team inspected the road from Nambul Mapal to Ningthemcha Karong, Konjeng Leikai, Airport Road, FCI Road, Lukram Leirak, Takyel Industrial Road, Naoremthong, Laishram Leirak, DC Office Road, ICAR Road, Thangmeiband Tarung Khul, New Assembly Road, Lilashing Khongnangkhong, Mantripukhri, Khurai Chaithabi Leirak, Lamlong, Ayanpalli Road, Khongman Mangjil and Canchipur.

Talking to media persons, Works Minister Ratankumar said that ADB has already funded the construction of road passing through Thoubal, Bishnupur and Tupul.

The ring road in greater Imphal area is the next project to be funded by ADB.

The project would help to mitigate traffic woes in Imphal City, he noted.

The Works Department is in the process of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) and it would be finalized with the Chief Minister soon.

The tender for the project would be floated by June next year.

The target for completion of this ring road project has been fixed within five years, he stated.

The estimated cost of the project would be around Rs.240 crores.

However, the actual cost would be known after the finalization of DPR, Ratankumar added.

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