11 villages donate land worth crores to construct national highway in Manipur

Minister of forest, environment & climate change and sericulture Awangbow Newmai on friday expressed gratitude to the 11 villages of Tamenglong and

Tousem sub-divisions, Tamenglong district for voluntarily offering land to the Government for the construction of Tamenglong-Haflong National Highway.

The minister also said that representatives of the 11 villages have given in writing,

their willingness to offer land to the Government without any compensation.

The villages want to contribute to the growth and development of the state, he added.

The minister further said that the construction of the Tamenglong-Haflong National Highway will begin by the year-end.

Villagers of Namtiram, Phellong, Azuram, Chramram, Mandeu, Tousem, Phoklong, Katangnam and Katiang under

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Tousem sub-division and Dailong and Old Tamenglong under Tamenglong sub-division have offered their

land for the construction of the proposed National Highway.

Additionally, Over 14 other villages in Assam have also welcomed the project and given their consent with

zero compensation. It is hoped that the road will change the living standard of the people inhabiting in one of the remotest parts of the State.

Further, the road will provide a second lifeline to Manipur and will be able to connect with Guwahati via Haflong in a shortest time. Further,

the road is also a part of the Trans-Asian highway which is being planned to link India with the rest of the South Asian countries.

Coming of this road will definitely prove to be a game changer to the entire North East States and also the entire country.

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