Aizawl, Jun 29 : The civil construction in the first phase of the 161km two-lane inter-country highway to link Lawngtlai town of south Mizoram with Kaletwa in the Chin hills division of Myanmar is progressing at a modest pace, despite inconveniences because of heavy monsoon showers and hassles regarding land acquisition.
The 12-metre highway aims at linking Mizoram with Sittwe port in Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal in order to provide the state with access to a sea-lane.
Mizoram’s PWD chief engineer (highways) Lianchhungnunga said the road link, after the completion of the second phase, would lead to Sittwe port from Kaletwa.
He said the road was part of the Kaladan multi-modal transport project which was cleared by the Centre last year. It is expected to be complete in three years, he added.
Lianchhungnunga said in Aizawl today that the Lanwgtlai-Kaletwa road had been split up into three sections, each of which was being built by a reputed New Delhi-based civil engineering firm.
DRS Projects Ltd will build the 38km stretch of the highway from Lawngtlai at a cost of Rs 292 crore while the two other stretches will be constructed by DRS and Atlanta-Arss Ltd at a cost of Rs 356 crore. Lianchhungnunga said the road from the Indo-Myanmar border to Kaletwa, a distance of 62km, will be built by the neighbouring country, ruled by a military junta.
The Union ministry of external affairs will give Rs 354 crore to construct 99km of this vital road from Lawngtlai to Kaletwa.
The rest of the 62km, running through the rugged hills in the border areas of Myanmar, will be built by the junta administration, which is all set to boost trade between the two countries.
A 7km stretch of the highway has been completed so far.
The sea-lane to Sittwe along this highway will help the Mizoram government to transport goods to the other parts of the country.
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