Overview

• Chief Minister Manik Saha ordered a war-footing review of national highway conditions, leading to the July 27 repair directive
• PWD Secretary Kiran Gitte and senior NHIDCL officials surveyed the 400-km Assam–Agartala route on July 26, identifying extensive monsoon damage between Kumarghat and Churaibari
• West Tripura MP Biplab Kumar Deb pressed Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 23 to send high-level teams for on-site quality inspections
• Plans are underway to build reinforced concrete roads capable of withstanding heavy rainfall, aiming to reduce recurring monsoon damage
• The state PWD maintains that its in-house road projects meet higher standards than NHIDCL’s subcontracted works, prompting demands for stricter oversight