India, Nov. 3 -- The Itanagar Permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court has given Arunachal's PWD (Highway) Department two months to complete maintenance work on the Papu Nallah-Nirjuli road, according to a report by The Arunachal Times.

The court's order came after the PWD informed that maintenance work had begun and a new contractor had been appointed, as the previous firm, Woodhill Shivam, failed to carry out the work.

Earlier, the court had given Woodhill Shivam one month to finish the maintenance, but the deadline was missed. On October 13, the contractor consented to allow another agency to take over.

M/s Tama Fabrication Works has now been assigned the maintenance of the Papu Nallah-Nirjuli stretch, with a completion timeline of...