PWD (NH) Kohima division executive engineer Er. G Vikhepu Yeptho has appealed to Wokha Village Youth Organisation (WVYO), Wokha Village Student’s Union (WVSU) & Wokha Village Eloe Ekhung (WVEE), to call off the proposed 12-hour total shutdown on November 1 from 6 a.m.
According to DIPR, Er. Vikhepu said that the department had already issued letter of award (LOA) for widening of the existing road to two-lane road from km 72.400 to km 83.000 of NH-61 (new NH-2) on EPC Mode.
Mentioning that the PWD (NH) had planned to start the work immediately after right of way (ROW) was finalised, he said the bill for compensation structure was already forwarded to the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and the sanction was awaited.
It said that on October 11, a meeting was convened at deputy commissioner’s Wokha conference hall by 38-Wokha constituency legislator Dr Chumben Murry to discuss the status and all matters relating to the project. The worst damaged portion of the stretch from Niropen colony to NST colony under NH-2 was being repaired as per the direction.
The department said that it was processing the matter to the best of its ability and, therefore, requested the three organisations to not proceed with their programme for total shut down on Monday.
It may be mentioned that WVYO, WVSU and WVEE had said that they were compelled to call for a total shutdown on November 1 as PWD (NH) failed to respond their ultimatum within the stipulate date.