North Eastern Council (NEC) has sanctioned an amount to the tune of Rs 188.61 crore for upgradation of 51 km Longleng-Tuensang road under North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS).
An amount of Rs 75 crore has been released as first instalment to the Nagaland government to enable to complete the formality at the earliest so the execution of road construction begins.
Road construction of 46 km has been completed from Nokzung in Mon district to Longding in Arunachal Pradesh, which was constructed under NERSDS. Also, another road construction has been initiated in Tuensang district funded by the World Bank.