Landslide blocks road in Tuensang

Dimapur, April 2 (EMN): The establishment of the executive engineer of DIV-III Tuensang division of the Public Works Department (National Highways) has informed commuters that the road between Chendang Saddle and Yakore on NH-155 (202New) remains closed due to ‘rock fall / landslide.’ The blockage is at the location “138.800,” a note from the establishment informed on Sunday. The public are advised not to use said stretch of road until workers have cleared it. Workers and machineries have been engaged to clear the site “but due to continuous rain and rock fall, the department may take some days to restore it,” the note stated. “Therefore, the commuters are advised not to ply on the aforementioned stretch till the road is cleared. We are sorry for the inconvenience and request to kindly bear with us.”