The Government of Nagaland on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with T-Works, the Government of Telangana’s prototyping and innovation centre, to strengthen the state’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) ecosystem through expert support and innovation-driven entrepreneurship.
The MoU was signed during the observance of World MSME Day 2026 at the Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Kohima. CEO of T-Works Joginder Tanikella and Director of Industries & Commerce P Tokugha Sema signed the agreement in the presence of Advisor for Industries & Commerce Hekani Jakhalu and officials from both sides.
According to Alemchuba, Junior Engineer, National Highways, the landslide originated from the cliff above the highway, and the force of the falling debris may have caused the road surface to heave upward.
“The impact was so strong that it seems to have pushed the highway upward,” he said, adding that restoration of the damaged stretch would take time.
The incident occurred around 6 am near Liroyim, according to the maintenance firm’s in-charge.
District officials led by the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Changtongya visited the site on Friday morning and confirmed the incident as a natural disaster.
Following clearance of debris by PWD (National Highways) and the maintenance agency, one-way traffic was restored within about an hour. No injuries or damage to vehicles were reported.
Another landslide along the Akhoya–Unger section of NH-2 also temporarily disrupted traffic. Officials said the debris was cleared promptly, allowing normal movement to resume within an hour.
Meanwhile, two major mudslides along the Mokokchung–Chare intermediate road stranded more than 30 vehicles overnight, including passenger vehicles, trucks carrying essential commodities and pickup trucks transporting live poultry.
Imti, SDO, PWD (National Highways), Tuensang Division, said the mudslides occurred at the 12-km point under Mokokchung jurisdiction, about 900 metres from Dikhu Bridge, and at the 19-km point in Chare under Tuensang district.
He said clearance operations were launched immediately after machinery was deployed to both locations, and normal traffic movement was fully restored by around 8 am on Friday.