The Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued a public advisory urging caution when driving on bridges along the National Highway-06 under the Lumshnong C&RD Block.
A road accident occurred on Tuesday morning near the Civil Hospital at Ialong in West Jaintia Hills district on National Highway-6 involving a six-wheeler truck and an Alto K10.
Sutnga-Saipung Legislator Santa Mary Shylla, on Thursday, addressed reports regarding the Rs. 290 crore sanctioned for NH 6 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), confirming that the official sanction was granted on October 17, 2023.
Deputy Commissioner, & Chairman District Disaster Management Authority, East Jaintia Hills District stated through an order that, due to heavy downpour the road at National Highway-6 at Lumshnong, has become extremely vulnerable and under the provision of Section 34 (b) and (m) of the Disaster Management, Act 2005, vehicular movement are prohibited with immediate effect till restorative works are completed.
A tragic road accident on National Highway 6 in Ri Bhoi early Sunday morning resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries. The collision involved a Bolero Pickup and a Maruti Swift Dzire.
A delegation of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of headmen from East Jaintia Hills on Thursday sought the intervention of the deputy chief minister incharge PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong for immediate repairing of the dilapidated National Highway-6 particularly from Lumshnong to Malidor.