SHILLONG:
The government, on August 3, informed the Meghalaya High Court that the construction of the 102-km Borghat-Sonapur road along the Indo-Bangla border in East Jaintia Hills District will commence by early September.
A letter of acceptance has been issued by the state or the appropriate agency of the state to the contractor who has been identified to undertake the work. The contractor has also furnished a bank guarantee, this was informed by the state during the hearing of a PIL on Wednesday.
Certain other formalities, including the modalities of construction, have to be worked out, the state said, adding that the funds for the same are available and there would be no impediment to the quick completion of the construction once it commences.
In view of this, the court directed the state to file a status report indicating the time of completion and, if possible, a bar chart indicating the stages of construction, within six weeks.
The PIL was filed by Kynjaimon Amse following the hardships faced by the residents of four villages — Hingaria, Huroi, Lahalein and Lejri — having a population of more than 5,000 — due to absence of road connectivity.
The next hearing on the matter will be held on September 16.