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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">With the primary objective of easing traffic congestion in Imphal city and keep away heavy vehicles from the city&#39;s core zone, a high-level meeting presided by Chief Minister O Ibobi today decided to construct a 40 Km long ring road with loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The breadth of the road will be 30 metres.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The meeting held in the Chief Minister&#39;s office chamber was attended by Ministers and high ranking officers. The meeting also decided to hire Inter Continental Technocraft as consultant for the proposed ring road.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Construction work of the ring road would start in November or December this year. The ring road which is expected to be fully constructed within a period of five years would connect Imphal East DC office, Imphal West DC office, JNIMS, RIMS, New Secretariat and High Court complex.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Field survey for the ring road has been already completed but a detailed project report is yet to be prepared.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">The meeting also discussed about construction of three guest houses for VIPs at the plot earlier occupied by the High Court. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>