NFR clarifies
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 04 2015 :
Referring to the news item which appeared in the December issue of this paper under the caption, 'Railway project deferred by one year', the North East Frontier Railway (NFR), Imphal has clarified that there is no deferment of the target date of commissioning of train services upto Tupul which remains as March 2017 even though substantial completion of the project will be achieved towards the end of 2016 .
NFR also said that they have conveyed to the Chief Secretary during their meeting on March 12 that certain unresolved land matters are affecting the progress of the project and escalation in disturbance including burning of railway project vehicles, frequent bandhs, blockades, ILP agitation and its aftermath, kidnapping of project officials etc, has been impeding the progress of the Railway work.