Efforts on to restore Shillong to Dawki road links

SHILLONG, June 27 ? Meghalaya PWD minister Admiral Sangma Tuesday informed the State Legislative Assembly that all efforts have been going on to restore the road communications between Shillong and Dawki which remained cut off since June 16 due to heavy landslide triggered by heavy rain, reports PTI. Replying to a call attention motion of K K Dakhar, Sangma said it will take another two weeks to restore the communication. He said arrangement has been made to tranship the passengers by introducing bus services on both sides of the landslide spot. He said about 60 metres of the road at Riat Rangain was covered by heavy boulders, trees and mud and 30 per cent of it have been cleared so far. He said it would cost Rs 30 lakh to restore the road communication which cut off 50 villages from the rest of the country.