NONGSTOIN, Jan 17: After a prolonged wait of 56 years, the Nongstoin-Maweit road is all set for a revamp.
The state government has sanctioned the work for the 35-kilometre road, which was abandoned by various erstwhile governments and remained in a deplorable condition for over five decades.
The Nongstoin-Maweit road was first carved out by the Assam government in 1964-65.
The Nongstoin-Maweit road had become infamous over the years for its pitiable condition. The people of the area including the village headmen and NGOs have raised concerns and protested against the government for not taking action to improve the road.
Hundreds of memorandums were sent to different PWD Ministers but to no avail.
However, the MDA government has heard their grievances and sanctioned the road through the World Bank.
According to Mawshynrut MLA Gigur Myrthong, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma will lay the foundation stone for the said road at Maweit on January 29.
Reiterating people’s struggles relating to the road, the MLA said that the road’s condition had caused misery to the local populace. Various governments in the past earned thousands of crores from revenue of coal from Maweit area yet there has been no development, he said.
He, therefore, invited the people of Maweit and other adjoining areas to attend the base-laying ceremony on January 29, which, according to him, will be a historic day for the locals.
