Consequent upon the expiry of the 30-day deadline served to the State government to repair the VK Town-Doyang stretch of NH 61 by the Ao Senden, which expired on December 4, a team of Ao Senden accompanied by officials from PWD (NH) Mokokchung Division conducted on-spot verification along the said stretch on December 5. The Ao Senden team was also accompanied by officials from the Ao Lanur Telongjem (ALT), informed a press release by the Media Cell, MTLT.
During the trip, the officials from the PWD (NH) briefed the Senden and ALT representatives that they have repaired the road as best as they could.
“However, they said that the road construction works have already been allotted to a contractor and that the ‘two-lane’ road construction will begin shortly. It may be noted here that the Ao Senden issued an ultimatum dated Oct. 29, 2024 to the deputy chief minister and minister in-charge national highway demanding the PWD (national highways) to urgently initiate repairs along NH-61 (VK Town-Doyang stretch) and make the road passable within 30 days as a ‘contingency measure’ that appeared on newspapers on Nov. 4, 2024 expired on Nov. 27, 2024. When Ao Senden went on inspection on the last date the PWD (NH) requested for extension of time. The extended period ended on 4th Dec. 2024,” mentioned the press release.
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After the inspection trip, representatives of the Ao Senden urged the PWD (NH) to carry out further repairing works with utmost seriousness and make the road comfortable for all time travels for the commuters. Moreover, they asserted that the momentum of road development should not be slowed down and demanded that the two-lane road should materialize at the earliest.
The ALT officials, who were also part of the inspection team, pointed out that the ‘repaired’ highway, where the potholes were filled with mud and gravels, should be watered and compacted by a road-roller. It may be further noted here that NH 61 is one of the most important highways in the State connecting a number of districts with the capital Kohima.
