Kohima: Nagaland Foot Hills Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) along with the Nagaland Department of Roads and Bridges (PWD) has decided to conduct a joint survey according to the road map of the committee so as to expedite the construction work for the proposed Foothill Road from Dimapur, via Wokha, Mokokchung and Tizit in Mon district.
According to sources in NEHRCC, after a long deliberation held yesterday at the residence of NEHRCC Treasurer Yashitsungba at Khermahal, NFHRCC decided to undertake the joint survey of NFHRCC members and PWD (R&B) officers in line with the option 8, tentatively on September 23 or 24 next.
The PWD (R&B) had submitted its report to the Nagaland Government for the construction of the foot hill road giving nine options after conducting a survey.
NFHRCC convener Supu Jamir said rectifications have been made and urged the Department to start the construction by next month as assured by the Government.
The meeting has also resolved that NFHRCC would not to allow any illegal deduction of taxes from any groups, organizations and department, except state Government’s ‘mandatory deduction’ from the fund sanctioned for foothill road.
Supu said foot hill road being the ‘peoples’ and extraordinary project’, NFHRCC would not allow any illegal deduction. He said NFHRCC would stand firm with the July 17 decision and the assurances of the chief minister on the same day to start the construction work by October.
Chief engineer PWD (R&B) D. Mero has also assured to depute technical staff to start the survey for Doyang Bridge from Libhayan by next week. (UNI)
