Dimapur, December 16 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan on Wednesday informed that there would be total restriction of all movement from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong on the following days and time: Time (From) Date Time (To) Date 7:00 am December 19 5:00 am December 21 January 9

Morung Express News Dimapur | December 14 Vehicle traffic on National Highway (NH) – 29 along the Patkai Bridge-Kukidolong stretch has been fully restored, informed an official update from police today.  “Vehicle traffic fully restored at the rock slide affected area near Chümoukedima Police check gate on NH 29,” the Dimapur Police said in the update on Twitter.   The NH was blocked on the evening of December 13 after a rockslide re-occur

Morung Express News Dimapur | December 13 The National Highway (NH) 29 at Chümoukedima, Dimapur was blocked on Sunday evening after a rockslide occurred once again. According to the police, the rockslide occurred around 5:00-5:30 pm in between the Chümoukedima police checkpost and the Chathe river irrigation dam. The rockslide was suspected to have been the after effect of blasts for the Dimapur-Kohima 4 lane road project currently underway.  The police describ

DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 29 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur has ordered total restriction of all movement national highway - 29 from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong stretch from 7:00am on November 1 till 5:00am on November 2. A circular issued by the DC informed that this will be done in order to facilitate the progress of the four lane construction work and in the interest of public safety. The circular informed the public to take the alternate route fr

Starts October 24, 7 am till October 26, 5 am  Dimapur, October 21 (MExN): In order to facilitate the progress of the four lane construction works, the Dimapur district administration has imposed more restrictions of movement along the Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong stretch of National Highway 29 from October 24. According to a circular issued by Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Soundararajan on Wednesday, starting 7:00 am on October 24 to 5:00 am on Oct

Dimapur, October 13(MExN): Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Soundararajan has partially modified an earlier notification on the total restriction of all movement from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong imposed from today for restoration works. The restriction will be imposed from 12 noon of October 13 to 12 noon of October 14, instead of October 15 as notified earlier, stated in a new circular from the DC.  “The restriction is necessitated as a pr

Dimapur, October 12 (MExN): Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Soundararajan has notified total restriction of all movement from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong from 12:00 noon on October 13 to October 15 for restoration works. “The restriction is necessitated as a precautionary measure to prevent any injury, loss of life and damage to property,” the DC said in a circular on Monday.  The DC informed that only light vehicles travelling between Di

Morung Express News  Dimapur | October 10  Another rockslide occurred on the National Highway-29 between Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) and Kukidolong stretch affecting vehicular movements on October 10.   The slide occurred at the now-damaged Nagaland 'Welcome Gate' late Saturday afternoon between 4-5 PM. The 'Welcome Gate' to the hill section of Nagaland was earlier damaged by a rockslide.   Excavators were seen clearing the debri

Dimapur, September 24 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner Dimapur on September 24 informed that “total restriction of all movement on NH-29 from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong” will be imposed on September 26 and 27 to allow restoration works on the highway.  “In the interest of public safety there will be total restriction of all movement from Chate River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong from 07:00 AM on 26th September, 2020 (Saturday) to 2

Morung Express News  Dimapur | September 21 Normal traffic at the rockslide affected area along the National Highway-29 has been fully restored, the Dimapur Police informed on Monday.  “Normal vehicle traffic fully restored at the rockslide affected area on NH 29,” the police stated in a traffic update on Twitter.  Currently in the midst of a width expansion project, rockslide has been regularly occurring at the Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) t

Morung Express News Dimapur | September 19 Total restriction of all movement from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong will be enforced from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on September 20 to allow highway restoration works, informed a circular by Dimapur’s Deputy Commissioner on Saturday. The restriction was imposed following an avalanche of rocks at the unstable stretch of NH 29, currently in the midst of a width expansion project, at around 7:00 am, about a kilometre a

Morung Express News Dimapur | September 15 Commuters and workers had a narrow escape at NH 29 after another rockslide occurred at the ongoing Dimapur-Kohima 4-lane construction site at the Chümoukedima stretch on September 15 evening. According to the police, the rockslide occurred around 4:00 pm near the Chümoukedima police checkpost, blockading the crucial highway. The falling rocks damaged two dumper trucks but no one was hurt. The trucks belonged to the constructio

Morung Express News Dimapur | September 7 The rockslide, which blocked National Highway-29, near the Patkai Bridge at Chümoukedima today was cleared in the evening.  The police informed that the debris was cleared by 7:00 pm allowing vehicular movement.  Earlierin the everning, the Dimapur Police informed that the NH-29 was completely blocked due to rockslide at the Nagaland ‘Welcome Gate’ near Patkai Bridge, Chümoukedima affecting vehicular mo

Morung Express News Dimapur | September 7 The National Highway-29 was completely blocked for sometime due to rockslide at the Nagaland ‘Welcome Gate’ near Patkai Bridge, Chümoukedima, according to police. Vehicular traffic, however, was partially restored later.   “NH 29 blocked by a rockslide at the Welcome Gate near Patkai Bridge, Chümoukedima,” the Dimapur Police official Twitter handle informed at 5:14 PM Monday everning.