Deputy Chief Minister in-charge PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong on Thursday informed that the alignment for the package-III of the Shillong-Dawki road is finalized.
Addressing media persons, Tynsong said, “We have finalized the alignment of the package-III which falls under the Pynursla bypass. Now, the NHIDCL will send this alignment approved by the state government to the head office of NHIDCL and Ministry of Road Transport.”
Tynsong said there are many factors leading to the undue delay especially due to peculiar land tenure system in the state of Meghalaya. He informed that the road is about 8-10 kms.
“It is so peculiar that if one land owner does not want to part the land then the entire project ended. The district collector need to call them hundred times and sometimes the concerned department has to go to the site 3-10 times to redraw the alignment. These are all the issues which ultimately contributed towards the delay of the project,” he added.
He informed that very soon the government will also resolve few more portion of the land as it is yet to handover to the NHIDCL for the construction of the Mawshun bypass.
Meanwhile, Tynsong informed that the meeting also discussed the deplorable road conditions beyond Pynursla. “It is resolved that we will start repairing immediately and once the winter season starts they will also go for a proper black topping of the road,” he added.
He said that the government is trying its best to complete the project soon by removing all the obstacles and hurdles.