Page 21 - FINAL EBSB MAGAZINE

Natural resources -
After a gap of almost 20 years, Nagaland state Chief Minister, T.
R. Zeliang launched the resumption of oil exploration in
Changpang and Tsori areas, under Wokha district in July 2014.

The exploration will be carried out by the Metropolitan Oil & Gas
Pvt. Ltd. Zeliang has alleged failures and disputed payments
made to the statement made by the previous explorer, the state-
owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Transportation –

Nagaland's rugged and

mountainous landscape presents

a major challenge to the

infrastructural development of

transport. Roads are the

backbone of Nagaland's

transportation network. The

state has over 15,000 km of

surfaced roads, but these are not

satisfactorily maintained given

the weather damage. Yet, in

terms of population served for

each kilometre of surfaced road,

Nagaland is the second best

state in the region after

Arunachal Pradesh.

Roadways -
International highways passing through Nagaland
 Asian Highway 1

 Asian Highway 2

National highways in Nagaland

 NH 2 : Dibrugarh–Tuli–Changtongya–Mokokchung–Wokha–
Tseminyu–Kohima–Viswema–Imphal
 NH 29 : Dabaka–Dimapur–Kohima–Kigwema–Chizami–
Jessami

 NH 129 : Dimapur–Numaligarh
 NH 129A : Dimapur–Rüzaphema–Pimla–Jalukie–Peren–
Maram
 NH 202 : Mokokchung–Tuensang–Meluri–Jessami–Imphal

 NH 702 : Changtongya–Longleng–Mon–Tizit–Sapekhati
 NH 702B : Longleng–Tuensang