Centre to construct 69 bridges to enhance connectivity between India and South East Asia

Dec 03, 2016: India is funding ‘construction of 69 bridges on the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa Road (149.70 kilometre) Section’ and ‘construction of 120.74 kilometre road between Kalewa and Yargi section’ of the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway, in Myanmar to improve connectivity with South East Asia by road. The Trilateral Highway starts from Moreh (Manipur) in India up to Mae Sot in Thailand through Myanmar.

Construction of 130 kilometre length stretch of road connecting Moreh (India)/Tamu (Myanmar) to Kalewa in Myanmar has already been completed by Border Roads Organisation of India. For construction of 69 bridges including approach roads in the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa road section and construction/upgradation of the Kalewa-Yargi road section of the IMT Trilateral Highway in Myanmar, appointment of Consultants to finalise tender documents and award of contracts has already been completed.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Pon Radhakrishnan in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.