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NSDC Skill Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland
4.5 Infrastructure Status
As of 2008, Nagaland had a total road length of 15,078 km. Of this, about 70 per cent were State
Highways. Also, about 44 per cent is surfaced and the remaining 56 per cent is un-surfaced roads. At
1,541 km, Mokokchung district has the highest road length, followed by Kohima district. As of 2007-08,
the Nagaland State Transport (NST) covered 11,414 km of road length and on an average handled 5,128
passengers daily. The railway station at Dimapur connects Nagaland to rest of the country via Assam.
Nagaland also has an airport at Dimpaur. A second airport is being planned for Kohima district.
PWD: Public Works Department
FIGURE 9: DISTRICT-WISE ROAD LENGTH IN NAGALAND
(km, as of 2008-09)
Sources: Statistical Handbook of Nagaland 2009, Directorate of Economics and Statistics; IMaCS Analysis
TABLE 7: ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN NAGALAND
(2008-09)
Sources: Statistical Handbook of Nagaland 2009, Directorate of Economics and Statistics; IMaCS Analysis
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