New Delhi, July 10 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the connectivity issue to Assam's Barak Valley as monsoon wreaked havoc in the state and urged that the road connectivity be immediately restored through coordinated deployment of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

He said that the Lumding-Badarpur railway section, which passes through the hills of the Dima Hasao district of the state, remains disrupted, as the stretch has experienced at least seven major breakdowns in the past five years due to landslides and fragile infrastructure.

"I write to you with deep concern regarding the fragile and deteriorating connectivity to Assam's Barak V...