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News18•23-09-2026, 20:15
Mizoram CM Reviews Key Infrastructure Projects, Urges Expedited Progress
  • •Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma reviewed key infrastructure projects, including the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP), railway expansion, and India-Bangladesh border fencing, at the sixth Mi-PRAGATI meeting.
  • •The meeting addressed follow-up actions from previous decisions and assessed ongoing development works.
  • •Representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways were urged to expedite repairs on damaged KMMTTP stretches within Mizoram and resolve compensation issues.
  • •Progress on the 109.2-km Paletwa–Kaletwa–Zochachhuah road project (23.35% physical, 30% financial) and the proposed Sairang to Hmawngbuchhuah railway line was also reviewed.
  • •The India-Bangladesh border fencing-cum-road project, cybercrime initiatives, and issues related to Aizawl-Tuipang National Highway works were also discussed, with a follow-up plan formulated for future reviews.

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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma reviewed key infrastructure projects including the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP), railway expansion, and the India-Bangladesh border fencing during the sixth Mi-PRAGATI meeting.

The 109.2-km Paletwa-Kaletwa-Zochachhuah road project under the Ministry of External Affairs has recorded 23.35 per cent physical and 30 per cent financial progress.

Railways authorities briefed the meeting on the progress toward the proposed railway line from Sairang to Hmawngbuchhuah in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai and ongoing improvement works at the Sairang railway station.