Vigil on National Highway (NH) projects in Assam intensified

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: NHIDCL (National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd) has intensified its vigil on the ongoing NH projects in Assam after the recent three-day visit of Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to the state. It has asked the construction companies of NH projects in Assam to speed up work during this working season spanning from October to April.

During his visit to the state, Gadkari made it clear that construction companies delaying project works would have to go. He also said that the Central Government would hold the officials involved in the projects responsible for intentional delays. This straight talk from the Union Minister, it seems, has made the NHIDCL adopt a strict vigil of the project works to avoid any delay. NHIDCL has also asked its ground-level officials to intensify its monitoring of project works.

NHIDCL has made it clear that if any construction company delays project works with intention, it will take stringent action as per provisions of the contract agreement.

Gadkari reviewed the progress of every project of Assam and other states of the region in the presence of representatives of the state governments and construction companies.

According to sources in NHIDCL's Guwahati office, on behalf of the Central Government, Gadkari said that it would do everything for the timely completion of NH projects in the Northeast.

Since Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was present at the review meeting, he solved some of the pending land-related issues of NH projects in Assam.

NHIDCL expects the Assam Government to sort out the remaining land acquisition issues of NH projects early.

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