Aizawl : The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,313.28 crore for the development of a 2.5 km twin tube uni-directional Aizawl Bypass Tunnel, along with a 2.1 km approach road on the Sairang-Phaibawk section of National Highway-6, officials said here on Sunday.
A Mizoram government official said that spanning a total length of 4.60 km, the Aizawl Bypass Tunnel project falls under Package-2 in Aizawl district.
The primary objectives encompass mitigating congestion within Aizawl city on NH-6, circumventing heavily built-up areas, reducing traffic congestion, and enhancing road safety within capital city limits.
The initiative aims to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow, free from city-related impediments, ultimately cutting the distance between Sairang to Phaibawk by 22 km and diminishing travel time by 1.5 hours, the official said.
It is estimated that the Aizawl Bypass Road would reduce the distance between Silchar in southern Assam and the new Multi Modal Transport Route in Mizoram.
Linking Mizoram, the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) is said to be the most significant project that India has undertaken in Myanmar.
India and Myanmar collaborated to launch the KMMTTP in order to establish a multimodal shipping route for cargo traveling from India’s eastern ports to Myanmar and from Myanmar to the northeastern part of India.
Following a meeting between Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on January 4, the Aizawl Bypass Tunnel project was given sanction worth Rs 1,313.28 crore.
He also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his first trip to the nation’s capital as Chief Minister. They talked about a number of Mizoram-related issues.
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