Meghalaya govt reviews Shillong-Dawki road project; instructs technical experts to be ready 24/7 amid monsoon
First Published: 26th April, 2023 9:29 IST
The Shillong-Dawki road project's Package II will be carried out by ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd. at a cost of Rs 210 crore
The Meghalaya government reviewed the Shillong-Dawki road project on Tuesday ahead of the monsoon season and instructed the technical experts to identify the deplorable sections, prepare an action plan, and keep a dedicated team for emergency work ready 24/7.
After the review meeting, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister and also in-charge of PWD (roads), Prestone Tynsong said, “We discussed the landslide-prone area where we identified a few deplorable ones and how to take care of this coming monsoon as it is dangerous.”
“We discussed all the details of how the technical people will prepare the action plan and make sure that the dedicated team for any emergency work has to be there 24/7,” Prestone Tynsong added.
Tynsong further shared that they reviewed the JICA project from Shillong to Dawki and discussed if there is a PIL against the progress of the road in packages one, four, and five and the retendering process of the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCl).
“I reviewed the project of JICA Shillong to Dawki, and we also discussed that there is a PIL against the progress of the road, package one, package 4, package 5, and the retendering process of the NHIDCl,” the Deputy Chief Minister added.
While speaking on the termination of the contract by the NHIDCL with ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd., the company working on the stretch of National Highway 40, he said, “I was informed by the NHIDCL that cancellation has already been done against this ARSS due to the poor progress of work. The head office of NHIDCL has already terminated the contract agreement with ARSS”.
The Shillong-Dawki road project’s Package II will be carried out by ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd. at a cost of Rs 210 crore.
Under this package, improvements and two-lane paving of the road with a paved shoulder are included on a 26-kilometer stretch, including the landslide-hit portion near Pynursla.
On April 14, a massive landslide hit a portion of the Shillong-Dawki Road at Rngain near Pynursla, killing at least two people. Following this, the NHIDCL terminated the contract with ARSS.
Also Read: Landslide in Shillong-Dawki road kills two, DY CM lambasts NHIDCL
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