Deputy Chief Minister incharge Home Prestone Tynsong on Tuesday told the Assembly that a solution is near on the disputed 600-metre stretch of Happy Valley-Mawshbuit road, which falls under defence land. “Let me inform the House that a solution is more or less reached to a final conclusion. Yesterday, chief minister has called a meeting where the GTC of the Army and all officers of the defense and also officials of the state government attended and in the meeting we had I am happy to inform that the GTC and defence authority has agreed not to disturb or not to create stoppage of movement of traffic going or coming out of Mawshbuit village,” Tynsong said while replying to supplementary question raised by VPP legislator from Mawryngkneng Heaving Stone Kharpran.
Tynsong said a resurvey will be conducted by the district administration and Directorate of land records department. “As I have said the land document is already there. Yesterday again we have decided that resurvey has to take place to ensure everybody get full clarity on the issue. We have directed the district administration along with Directorate of Land Record and Survey to conduct detailed survey and thereafter we will see how this clarity comes up.”