Nagaland Foothill Road Coordination Committee (NFHRCC) Friday has urged upon PWD (R&B) against entertaining any “external force” while selecting contractors for construction of jeep-able foothills road.
NFHRCC convener Supu Jamir, co-convener Hokiye Yepthomi, general secretary W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary Chenithung Humtsoe in a joint release said they expected the department to award contracts only to competent firms for executing the works judiciously and in a time-bound manner and on condition that works will not be sub-let to third party firms.
It also insisted on a tripartite agreement– PWD (R&B), contractors and NFHRCC– for an effective and transparent implementation of the work along with respective tribal hohos in their respective jurisdictions. They further appealed to bridge contractor M/s L Pukhato Shohe & Sons to complete the work by February 2022 without compromising on the quality.