CM clarifies on Rongjeng-Mangsang-Adokgre road, assures of World Bank funding
Shillong, Jan 4: Sanctioned way back in 2017, the Rongjeng-Mangsang-Adokgre road has suffered delays caused by a technical complexity.
Responding on the issue, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has explained that the previous government had applied for construction of the road under two different schemes under the Ministry of DoNER.
The ministry cancelled one of the schemes since it was for the Rs 200 crore-plus project same project in two parts under the same ministry.
The 44-km-long road connecting East Garo Hills and North Garo Hills was supposed to be completed by 2020.
“The Ministry of DoNER found that the road was applied for in two parts under two different schemes of the same ministry, and subsequently one of the schemes was cancelled,” the Chief Minister said while responding to a query from the public at CM Connect in Memilam village, North Garo Hills.
He informed that for the past few years, the state government has been coordinating with DoNER and Finance ministries to ensure early completion of the arterial road.
“We have received approval for completion of the road, and it will be funded by the World Bank,” he added.
The road is a lifeline for at least 50,000 people from Kharkutta and Rongjeng constituencies.
While 22 km of the road from Rongjeng to a little beyond Nengkram is somewhat complete, most parts of the road remain incomplete and are difficult to access.
The road was sanctioned in 2017 for Rs 210 crore, funded by both NLCPR and NEC. However, the North East Council (NEC) withdrew from the project, taking along the Rs 88 crore it had earmarked, reducing the project amount to just over Rs 123 crore.
By the time NEC withdrew, almost the entire road had already been dismantled to develop the new one.
