Improvement of Imphal-Jiri road assured
Source: Hueiyen News Service / MIC
New Delhi, July 04 2014 :
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today assured Manipur Transport Minister Dr.Kh Ratankumar for improvement of the National Highway- 37 connecting Jiribam and Imphal, saying that Centre would be taking care of the over-all development of North East India on priority.
Dr.Kh Ratankumar today met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at Transport Bhawan here and congratulated him for becoming the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
During the meeting, Manipur Transport Minister drew the attention of the Union Minister for launching the Imphal- Mandalay Bus service before the Manipur Sangai Festival scheduled to held from 11th to 30th November 2014 at Imphal.
He reminded the Union Minister that the MOW and draft protocol had been signed between the representatives of the Government of India and republic of Myanmar in the Inter-Ministerial bilateral meeting held at Nay Pyi Taw on June 13, 2014 .
Officers from Manipur also attended the meeting.
He also requested the Union Minister to take up the immigration issues at Moreh in India to smoothen the travel plan of Imphal-Mandalay Bus Service.
Drawing the attention of the Imphal-Jiribam Road in Manipur, Dr Ratankumar requested the Union Minister to construct RCC bridges over Makru, Barak and Irang rivers along the NH-37 on priority.
He apprised that the highway connected the State capital with the only rail head of Jiribam and was the main lifeline of the State.
He urged the Union Minister to make the National Highway into four lanes.
Dr Ratankumar told the Union Minister that most of the food grains and other essential commodities for the State came from Jiribam.
Since trucks used to stay stranded a long queue disturbing the vehicular traffic at Jiribam, construction of a inter State Truck Terminus at Jiribam needed to be taken up on priority.
Acquisition of land measuring 8.87 acres had already been completed and the concept paper for an estimated cost of Rs.25 crores had been submitted by the state Government to the North eastern Council for funding.
Manipur Transport Minister also drew the attention of the Union Minister to take up the issue with the Ministry of Home Affairs for deploying National Highway Protection Force along the two National Highways- NH-37 and NH-2 for secured, undisturbed and tension free movement of vehicles.
He also requested the Union Minister to get scheme of Helicopter Service in Manipur approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs at the earliest.
He said, " In order to fulfill the public demand, the state Government has prepared a scheme to introduce Helicopter Service to cover the remote and difficult hill areas of the state.
The scheme is being taken up with the ministry of Home affairs" .
He also draw the attention of the Union Minister to declare Imphal- Mayang Imphal Road and Finch Corner on NH-150 to Tengnoupal on NH-2 having a length of 206 km as National Highways.
He urged the Union Minister to approve the alternate alignment for bypassing the sinking zone on NH-2 between Maram and Mao during Annual Plan 2014-15.He also demanded to sanction for construction of Lokchao Bridge on NH-2 at Imphal-Moreh section at the earliest.
Dr Ratankumar invited the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to visit Manipur and the Union Minister accepted his invitation.
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