Officer clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Chandel , August 29 2018:
Clarifying the allegations of people of 27 villages in Tengnoupal district regarding the negligence of authorities concerned in repairing a PMGSY road, Executive Engineer, Chandel district, MSRRDA has stated that the two out of the three packages taken up under PMGSY Phase X for construction of road from BRTF at Haikot to M Ringpam have been completed while the remaining package is in progress.
He stated that the whole section of the road totaling 36 km is in stage I construction (earthwork in formation cutting) and added that the said road stretch is a fair weather road and has no provision of metaling.
He further clarified that the road section deteriorated due to regular plying of heavily loaded vehicles while assuring that the full dressing of the road will be taken up once the monsoon season is over.
He stated that metaling and black topping works for the whole road stretch from BRTF to M Ringpam will be taken up soon as well.