KOHIMA, September 15 (NEPS): Minister for National highways, Mechanical Engineering & Election, Nuklutoshi has informed that work on National Highway 29, Kohima-Dimapur under SARDP-NE Phase A (4 lane) was allotted to ECI Engineering & Construction Company Ltd & Gayatri Company under the supervision of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL).
In a release issued today, the Minister, however, said there was rumor that one of the construction companies had sublet a portion of the work to some local Naga contractors under a MoU which was initiated by the NHIDCL and some individuals.
Nuklutoshi further stated that they came to know that “some misunderstanding has come up between them leading to the cancellation of the MoU.” “All these developments have occurred without the knowledge of the concerned department, and hence if any consequences arise, it will be solely the responsibility of the NHIDCL and the mentioned company,” he warned. “Hereafter, if any portions of works allotted are sublet to anyone else, it must be done after informing the Nagaland PWD (National Highways) and including the department as a witness in the MoU.” The Minister also revealed another declaration of new Highways by NHIDCL without the knowledge of the Nagaland PWD (National Highways). This new National Highways declared by NHIDCL without the knowledge of Nagaland PWD (National Highways) is connecting Ramani Ali in Simalguri up to Bihupar in the State of Assam going up to Mon.
He however, clarified that there is an existing newly declared National Highways between the two States via Changtongya-Longlen-Aboi-Mon up to Namtola in the State of Assam. “Therefore, the said declaration of new National Highways by the NHIDCL is not on concurrence with the present existing one,” the Minister pointed out.
Henceforth, according to protocol, any declaration of new Highways or handing over of responsibility from PWD (National Highways) to NHIDCL or BRO and any kind of correspondence with the concerned department in Delhi must be done only through PWD (National Highways) and the Minister concerned as the technical know-how of making new roads and maintaining the existing ones are solely the concerns of PWD (National Highways), Nuklutoshi said.
He warned that in the event of anyone going ahead with the same practices, “all the consequences will be borne by them.”
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