NFHRCC: withhold issuing work order in Mon sector

The Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) has appealed the PWD (Roads & Bridges) to withhold the issuing of work order in Mon sector pending further discussion. The decision to appeal the PWD (R&B) to withhold this work order was made after the NFHRCC came in receipt of a letter, long overdue, dating to January 20, 2014 only on May 3. The letter’s content related to allotment of work contract.

Thursday’s meeting was initially scheduled to be a joint review meeting with regard to progress of work between the NFHRCC, the PWD (R&B) and the contractors involved in the first phase of the Foothill Road project. The PWD (R&B) could not attend the meeting citing “pre-engagement,” while contractors could not turn up either.

The NFHRCC, however, received progress reports from the contractors. With regard to the Mokokchung sector, contractor Yashitsungba Ao stated that work on the ‘Longtho to Changki Agri link road’ is complete and is awaiting fresh work order for the Longtho-Yajang C segment.

In the Wokha sector, the progress report from P. Imty Ao stated that work could not progress in the Governor’s Camp to Old Ralan segment (9km) due to “villagers demand for a new alignment.” The Wokha sector spans 62km in all. Beyond Governor’s camp up to MI Dam Project, the letter stated that the work assigned has been completed, except a stretch of ‘road formation embankment’ in the Meriyan-Governor’s Camp segment.  

The NFHRCC has called an emergency meeting on May 4 to discuss matters relating to route alignment at Rengmapani. The R&B engineer in-charge of the area and a JE from Dimapur division along with the contractors have been requested to attend the meeting.