The meeting, led by PWD Minister Pu Vanlalhlana, was attended by 16 Ministers and MLAs, all of whom expressed serious concern over the slow pace of repair and the growing distress faced by stranded commuters.
The Joint Civil Society of Mizoram (JCM) announced on Monday that it will organise a mass movement if the ongoing construction and repair work on the vital National Highways 306 and 06 between Kawnpui and Sairang is not addressed urgently.
Md Zahid Akhtar told ANI on Sunday, "We have installed LED lighting in the tunnels, which is environment-friendly. We are also utilising solar power and plan to have a plant for the same in the future."
Mizoram's capital, Aizawl, is set to receive its first-ever rail connectivity with the completion of the 51.38 km Bairabi-Sairang broad gauge rail line.
According to officials, this marks a major achievement in enhancing rail connectivity to the North-eastern state and makes Mizoram the fourth northeastern state with capital connectivity to the national railway network.
The Indian Railway has planned to extend the railway connectivity to the border areas of the North Eastern region as well as internally connect Imphal, Aizawl, and Kohima in the coming years, thereby reducing travel time to the region.
The Indian Railways has been significantly contributing towards the transformation of the north-eastern states by executing several new railway line projects.
Indian Railways is significantly contributing to the transformation of the northeastern states by executing several new railway line projects. Constructing new railway lines to connect all the state capitals of the northeastern region is going on under the capital connectivity projects of th
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, said that the Bhairabi-Sairang New Line Railway Project to connect the north-eastern state of Mizoram to the rest of the country is one such project that is at an advanced stage of completion.
A total of 26 worker were present at the site during the tragic incident. A rescue team of 38 Battalion, Border Security Force, Sakawrtuichhun (Aizawl) reached the spot with the medical team and tracker dogs at the site upon receiving information.