NH-39 Imphal- Moreh section to be upgraded at a cost of Rs 1600 crore

Imphal, July 12 : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its due approval upgradation and widening of 65 kilometers of Imphal-Moreh section of NH-39 in Manipur . National Highway 39 is being developed with Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan assistance, under South Asian Sub regional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Investment program at a cost of around 1,630 crore rupees. Manipur , being a landlocked state with almost 90 percent of the area under difficult terrain, presently has only road transport as a means of mass transport system within the state. Moreh seen as the commercial capital of Manipur and India’ s gateway to South-East Asia, this will be an added benefit to not only improve connectivity but boosting trade, commerce and tourism in the region.