‘So you need six years to get 27 kilometres repaired’: High Court to AAG Nagaland

The Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, on Wednesday pulled up the State Government for apparent delay in constructions’ works on National Highway-29 asking pointedly, “So you need six years to get 27 kilometres repaired?”

The observation came during the hearing of PIL (Suo Moto), pertaining to the long-pending construction of the Dimapur–Kohima four-lane highway.

The Bench expressed strong concern over the deteriorating condition of the road, particularly the 27-kilometre stretch between Jotsoma and Lerie, under the Nagaland PWD (NH) Department noting that the issue has persisted since 2019.

During the last hearing on September 24, the Court had directed the presence of the jurisdictional Executive Engineer, NPWD (NH) during the next hearing on October 29.

However,