PDNCSU Raises Concern Over Kohima-Jessami Road Progress

12 May 2026 CW Team

The union reported that a site inspection on March 14 found limited machinery and workforce, which it described as unsatisfactory for a project of such scale. Only a few excavators, dumper trucks, road rollers and other equipment were noted as operational during the check, and the union added that these were hired rather than owned by the firm. On that basis the PDNCSU concluded that the contractor was not fit to pursue the project and would be unlikely to complete it.

Officials from the union said they met company representatives, including the Project Manager, at the firm's base camp near Sedzü Bridge to seek clarity on timelines and to express dissatisfaction with progress. The company reportedly assured the union that it would complete the blacktopping of a 600-metre stretch between Kikruma village and North Kikruma by April 15 and an agreement was signed to that effect. A follow-up inspection on April 25 found that the agreed target had not been met.

After a subsequent meeting with the Project Manager and the structural engineer, the union issued the summons for the General Manager and warned that failure to respond by the stipulated date may prompt the union to take its own course of action, with the company held responsible for any untoward incidents. The PDNCSU has urged the government to review the contract, consider termination of the work awarded to the firm and place it on a blacklist for inefficiency, and it said repeated appeals by civil society organisations had not produced significant improvement.

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The Phek District Nagaland Contractors' & Suppliers' Union (PDNCSU) has raised concern over the pace of work on the ongoing two-lane Kohima-Jessami Package II road project, alleging inadequate deployment of machinery and workforce at the construction site. The union said it had summoned the General Manager of Ratna Company, the contractor for Package II, to appear before the union by May 15 to discuss the matter. The action followed a press release setting out findings from a recent spot verification. The union reported that a site inspection on March 14 found limited machinery and workforce, which it described as unsatisfactory for a project of such scale. Only a few excavators, dumper trucks, road rollers and other equipment were noted as operational during the check, and the union added that these were hired rather than owned by the firm. On that basis the PDNCSU concluded that the contractor was not fit to pursue the project and would be unlikely to complete it. Officials from the union said they met company representatives, including the Project Manager, at the firm's base camp near Sedzü Bridge to seek clarity on timelines and to express dissatisfaction with progress. The company reportedly assured the union that it would complete the blacktopping of a 600-metre stretch between Kikruma village and North Kikruma by April 15 and an agreement was signed to that effect. A follow-up inspection on April 25 found that the agreed target had not been met. After a subsequent meeting with the Project Manager and the structural engineer, the union issued the summons for the General Manager and warned that failure to respond by the stipulated date may prompt the union to take its own course of action, with the company held responsible for any untoward incidents. The PDNCSU has urged the government to review the contract, consider termination of the work awarded to the firm and place it on a blacklist for inefficiency, and it said repeated appeals by civil society organisations had not produced significant improvement.

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