Manipur Governor checks progress on highways

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Monday reviewed ongoing national highway projects in the state and directed officials to ensure their timely completion, an official statement said.

During the meeting held at Raj Bhavan, MS Deval, executive director of the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, provided a detailed briefing on the current status of various national highway projects in different parts of the state, it said.

Deval also highlighted key challenges affecting project execution, following which the governor directed the officials to fix the issues and ensure the timely completion of the projects, it added.

Senior state officials, along with deputy commissioners of all seven hill districts, also attended the meeting via video conference, it said.