Tamenglong, November 27: In a rare feat of dare and bare travel, a Passenger Bus `Gaisuakngam` (MN 01-1448) that operates between Tamenglong and Imphal took the road less traveled by such a bigger size vehicle.<\/p>\n
It took the short-cut road from Rangkhung area at Imphal-Tamenglong Road, that climbs up steep hills and ravines. The road is basically a `one way` IVR that is suitable only for Cruiser and Bolero size vehicles.<\/p>\n
Today, the driver Basanta (Rongmei) of the bus `Gaisuakngam` decided to try this shortcut out and make a history.<\/p>\n
Along with his 20 passengers and their luggage they started from Imphal at around 6:30 am. After their brief halt at Noney they travel for a few kilometer and veered up the blue mountain ravine road.<\/p>\n
The so called `Short-Cut Road of Tamenglong` which was opened on trial basis just a year ago is not tarred and untamed with innumerable potholes and merciless mire in monsoon season and dust in the cruel winter.<\/p>\n
This is the first ever travel undertaken by such a big size vehicle in such a crammed jungle IVR where there are stretches of hundreds of meters of high cliffs after crossing New Phalong village.<\/p>\n
The driver of Gaisuakngam confessed that the back of his bus hit corners of rocks at several areas of the turnings.<\/p>\n
The adventurous bus arrived Tamenglong safely at around 2 pm, which otherwise would be take 2-3 hours longer if it go by normal Khongsang Road. This adventure also signifies the yearnings of the people of Tamenglojng for a better and shorter road to the state capital of Manipur.<\/p>\n\n