Nitin Gadkari assures Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh of full national and state highway support

Guwahati: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of all possible support from the Centre for the development of national and state highways in the state.

An official of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by the two Deputy Chief Ministers -- Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho -- met Gadkari at his office in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister on the status of various ongoing and proposed road infrastructure projects in Manipur.


Singh also urged the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister to give special attention to the state's proposals for elevated highways and the strengthening of National Highways to improve connectivity and logistics.

Gadkari assured the Manipur delegation of full cooperation from his Ministry and said that the proposals submitted by the state government would be considered positively, the CMO official added.

Taking to social media platform X, the Union Minister said: "Newly elected Chief Minister of Manipur Y. Khemchand Singh Ji, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Losii Dikho Ji and Smt. Nemcha Kipgen Ji, called on me in New Delhi today."

"We reviewed the progress of ongoing National Highway projects across the state and assessed key stretches to ensure their timely completion, enhanced connectivity, and accelerated infrastructure development in Manipur," he said "My best wishes to the new government for a successful tenure dedicated to peace, inclusive growth, and lasting prosperity for the people of the state," Gadkari said.

Chief Minister Khemchand Singh has been in New Delhi since February 21, marking his first visit to the national capital after taking oath as Manipur’s Chief Minister on February 4.
During his visit, the Chief Minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers and senior BJP central leaders and held discussions on a range of issues related to the state’s development.

Over 260 people were killed, more than 1,500 injured, and over 60,000 people were displaced after the ethnic violence broke out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people on May 3, 2023, when a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe status.