IMPHAL, July 24 NNN: The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has assured that the repairing work on the sinking portion at Phesama along National Highway-2 (Imphal-Dimapur road) near the Nagaland capital Kohima will be completed within two weeks depending on the condition of the weather.
Manipur Works minister Kh Ratankumar today visited the damaged site of the highway to oversee it. He was accompanied by officials of PWD including its Additional Chief Engineer (NH-2), Principal Secretary (Works), Ram Muivah, Mao constituency MLA Dikho and members of Transporters and Drivers’ Forum.
Ratankumar while speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of the inspection visit said he has told the Commander, 15 BRTF to accelerate the repairing work being taken up at the sinking portion of NH-2 which has hit the people of Manipur.
Tejpal, Commander, 15 BRTF said the landslide occurred at the portion is about 175 m and the repairing work has been hampered by inclement weather.
He said only two hours can be worked per day at the site due to heavy rain and when the rain stops it is also difficult due to traffic movement by light vehicles along the stretch.
Tejpal said a culvert is also needed to construct there to support the site.
He assured that the repairing work will be finished within two weeks depending on the weather and the BRO has been told to start working day and night from Wednesday.
Later, Ratankumar inspected the 8 km long inter village road stretch from Mao to Kidima near the highway to arrange it as a temporary bypass route for transporters.
The minister said the inter village road is a narrow section and it is also a sloping area which may not be easy for loaded trucks to overtake. He, however, said goods laden vehicles carrying up to 10 tons can pass through it.
Ratankumar also said now empty heavy vehicles have started passing through the damaged portion at Phesima.
The Prime Minister is now upset by the bad condition of the Imphal-Jiribam road, the minister said, adding the construction works along the route now being taken up by the BRO is likely to hand over to the state PWD as a last option by the Centre.
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