Restore NH-702, maintain Mon-Namotola road, urges Paiwang

Minister of Health and Family Welfare, P. Paiwang Konyak on Tuesday inspected the affected site along the Mon-Namtola road on the National Highway-702 (NH-702)

DIMAPUR — In view of the vehicular movement being disrupted along the Mon-Namtola road on the National Highway-702 (NH-702) due to sinking, minister of Health and Family Welfare, P. Paiwang Konyak on Tuesday inspected the affected site along with other officials to assess the situation.

While urging the National Highway department to restore the damaged stretch of road on NH-702 for movement of light vehicles, he also asked it to maintain the alternate route to Mon headquarters via Mon village.

The National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), which has taken over the NH-702 project, is restoring the affected road on emergency, said the minister according to an update from his press secretary.

Considering the vulnerability of the soil and further damage that the ongoing incessant rainfall could trigger, Konyak had urged the NHIDCL to urgently take up “special maintenance” of the Mon-Tizit National Highway, including widening of road in the sinking area, said the update.

The minister, who was accompanied by officials from NH, NHIDCL, Police and district administration, also urged the citizens to bear with the inconveniences caused by the monsoon rains while assuring to make all efforts to restore the road.

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