DIMAPUR, JUNE 19 (MExN): In response to the Western Sumi Students’ Union’s (WSSU) 10 day ultimatum for the Chief Minister to intervene and address the pathetic road condition in Dimapur, particularly the stretch from Nagaland Gate to Chumukedima, the Nagaland PWD (National Highways) today appealed for patience and asked people to bear with the inconvenience till the work takes off.
In a statement, issued through the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), the PWD (NH) informed that the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways' (MORTH) has accorded sanction for improvement of city portion of Dimapur (NH-29 & NH-129) from Nagaland Gate (Golaghat Road) to Patkai Bridge (Via TragopanJn- Zion Hospital Jn- Purana Bazar-Chumukedima) for a total length of 17.30 kilometers.
The State PWD (NH) has been entrusted to execute the work on Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Mode. National Bids for the work was invited by the State PWD (NH) and final approval and sanction pertaining to the tender bids is expected from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways within a few days' time, the department informed. Once the sanction and approval is received from the Ministry, the State PWD will take over this stretch of road from the BRO and the work will be awarded for execution, it added.
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