Shillong, Dec 11: The Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday directed completion of the repairing of the damaged portion of 45 out of 102.225 kilometers of the National Highway (NH-6) between Jowai and Ratacherra.

Out of this stretch, 5 km was very badly damaged.

The court had, on November 6, directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to repair this 5 km on an emergency basis so that it became conveniently pliable by vehicles.

On Wednesday, NHAI informed the court that in compliance with the court’s order, emergency repair work has been carried out on this 5 km stretch. It further assured to complete the remaining repair work by March 2025.

K Khan, AAG appearing for the State, submitted that the government has rendered all assistance to the authority to ensure the smooth movement of traffic during this repair work.

After hearing a PIL filed by (L) advocate Kynjaimon Amse, the bench comprising Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice B Bhattacharjee said, “In those circumstances, we direct S Panthi, learned Amicus Curiae to make an inspection of the 5 km damaged portion of the highway and file a short report before the returnable date with regard to the submission of S. Sengupta (NHAI lawyer) that repair work in this stretch has been completed.”

“We also direct that the repair work for the rest of the 45 km should continue towards completion as assured by S Sengupta. The State government shall also render all assistance to the authority to ensure smooth movement o f traffic during this repairing work. We make this PIL returnable on 5th February, 2025 before the regular bench to receive the report of the Amicus Curiae,” it said.

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