Overview

• State PWD and NHIDCL have begun repairs on the 12-km Khowai–Kamalpur section of NH 208 after repeated appeals from Chief Minister Manik Saha
• A CRRI inspection team completed its survey between July 23 and 27 and will deliver its detailed report to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways by August 15
• NHIDCL Managing Director Krishan Kumar is scheduled to oversee on-site progress in Tripura on August 10
• Tripura PWD Secretary Kiran Gitte has been instructed to coordinate closely with central authorities to ensure work adheres to higher state construction standards
• Officials face a strict deadline to restore the vital highway corridor before Durga Puja to bolster regional connectivity during festival traffic peaks