Along with the other north-eastern states, Mizoram is grouped with the nation’s weaker economies. There aren’t many cottage and small-scale industries in the state. It has few opportunities for heavy industries because it is a remote state with hilly terrain. Other obstacles to industrial development include a lack of labor and raw materials. Agriculture and the service sector continue to contribute the most to state income. While a lot of states in India impinge on the need for continuous development of roads and highways, which invariably contributes to the country’s GDP, there are still parts of the North East that are seeking to make this dream a reality. North Eastern states are still facing connectivity issues that have come in the way of the development of the state and the government. Several villages, including Hrangchalkawn, Theiriat, Sethlun, Luangmual, Lunglei, Hauruang, Pachang, Phairuang, Chhumkhum, Lungsen, Sihphir, Tuichawng, and Tlabung, among others, are traversed by the road.
Numerous villages in the vicinity of this road, including Zehtet, Chhuahthum, Chawngte, Benga Veng, Rolui, Phairuangchhuah, Belthei, Diplibagh, and many others in the western part of the villages, heavily rely on it for their social and economic development. The current road has numerous stretches of sharp curves and inclines. It is a single-lane road with a width range of 7.5 to 5.2 meters that does not adhere to any standards or specifications.
As a result, large vehicles and trucks with heavy loads find it challenging to safely navigate these stretches. Due to its central location, this road connects District Town Lunglei with the Indo-Bangladesh Border at River Kawrpui Lui, and it will facilitate one of the main international trade routes between India and Bangladesh, both economically and culturally, but also for Mizoram’s western region. It is crucial to upgrade the current Lunglei-Tlabung Road and bring it into compliance with national highway standards.
The Government of India, in view of this, entrusted NHIDCL (National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation) with the construction of a 2-lane highway with a hard shoulder configuration from Chummkhum to Tlabung from design chainage km 37.420 to km 74.950 [Pkg-B] for the Lunglei-Tlabung section of NH302 in the state of Mizoram under the Bharatmala Pariyojana on EPC mode. The estimated cost of carrying out this project is 497.95 Cr.
Essential details
Tender Id Number: 2023_NHIDC_744110_1
Tender fee: Rs 497.95 Crore
BID submission start date: 12.04.2023
Last date of Request for BID Document: 19.04.2023
BID Due Date: 19.04.2023
Scope of Work
The general scope of work will involve rehabilitating, upgrading, and enhancing the existing carriageway to [two-lane with/without paved shoulders] standards by building new pavement, rehabilitating the upkeep of the project during the Defect Liability Period, and the construction and/or rehabilitation of major and minor bridges, culverts, road intersections, interchanges, drains, etc. as specified in the Schedules. The Contractor shall permit access to and use of the site for the laying of telephone lines, water pipes, electricity lines/cables, or other public utilities, subject to approval from the authority and such conditions as the Authority may specify. The user of the site might be asked to pay compensation or other damages in accordance with applicable laws if such access or use results in any financial loss for the contractor. To avoid any misunderstanding, it is agreed that using the Site in accordance with this Clause 9.3 will not in any way absolve the Contractor of its responsibility to build and maintain the Project Highway in accordance with this Agreement, and any damage brought on by such use will be immediately repaired at the Authority’s expense.
