The High Court of Meghalaya on Wednesday adjourned a PIL on the strengthening and improvement work of the 102 km long Jowai-Ratacherra project of National Highway 6 till June 18, 2025 with the expectation that the respondent authority will be in a position to file a completion report.
During the hearing of the PIL, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) sought two months’ time from the court to complete the project work. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh said further to a February 24, 2025 order issued by the court, the Project Director of NHAI PIU, Shillong filed an affidavit dated 11th April, 2025 together with a status report.
According to the status report, the NHAI commenced the project work on March 24, 2024. It had entrusted the work to two firms, Purvanchal Buildtech Pvt Ltd in respect of 51 km (Jowai to Wahiajer) and Dhar Construction Company in respect of 51.255 km from Wahiajer to Ratacherra.
