According to official sources here today, NH 39--the lifeline of Nagaland and Manipur--was damaged following the heavy rains near KMC Dumping Site and Paglapahar under Chumukedima area of Dimapur district of the highway between Kohima and Dimapur. The Border Road Task force (BRTF) personnel are working almost round-the-clock to clear the slide earth and boulders at the KMC dumping site and vehicular traffic had to be stopped for more than an hour at regular intervals to clear the road.
The incessant rains last night resulted in a massive landslide since yesterday morning at NH-61, one km before reaching Botsa, under the Kohima district. Sources said vehicles remained stranded for a long time till the road was cleared.
Nagaland Roads and Bridges Department, on receiving information, asked the local contractors to clear off the road since the department does not have enough machinery and, with the efforts of the local contractor, the road was reportedly opened by 1115 hrs.
However, the landslide was still continuing and clearance were also on.
Small to medium landslides were also reported from almost all the district of Nagaland, which was caused due to a temporary road block, collapse of residing houses and washing away of cultivated paddy fields since the past one month, sources informed.
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