Imphal: Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Ajay Tamta on Thursday said that MoRTH is undertaking extensive works to strengthen road connectivity across Manipur, working with 11 National Highways with a total length of 1,774 km.

The Union Minister, who was on a three-day visit to Manipur, said that 747 km of the total highway length has already been upgraded and blacktopped, with several single-lane stretches converted to two-lane standards.

The remaining 332 km will be completed by the Financial Year 2026–27. In total, 51 project packages are underway, involving an expenditure of Rs 12,000 crore over the past five years, he told the media.

Tamta noted that land acquisition and forest clearance issues had caused delays in 35 project packages, but NHIDCL (National Hig

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