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Need to convert Foothills Road (Trans Nagaland Highway) into
a National Highway-Laid
SHRI S. SUPONGMEREN JAMIR (NAGALAND): The
Government of Nagaland has proposed the construction of the
Foothills Road (Trans-Nagaland highway) along the state's
boundary with Assam, with a total length of about 364 km. The
road will significantly make the travel time between the districts of
the state shorter and enable people to move across Nagaland
without crossing interstate boundaries. This road is going to
directly connect 103 towns and villages, benefitting more than 11
Lakh people of the State. I request Hon'ble Minister for Road
Transport & Highways through this august House that the
proposed Highway will link the interior districts with National
Highways and state roads, and it passes through a mineral rich
belt, covering Peren, Chumoukedima, Dimapur, Niuland, Wokha,
Mokokchung, Longleng and Mon districts. The DRPs of phase-1
(Package I-VI), covering 180.656 km from Dimapur to Tuli, with a
project cost of RS 3,284.06 crore, have already been submitted to
the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for consideration of
approval as a National Highway. The estimated cost of entire
project is about Rs 9,000 crore.