The border road linking southern Chin state of Paletwa and the southern Mizoram town of Saiha has been reconstructed by the Chin people.

The road, which is 12 kms long and 3 feet wide, was extended to a width of 6 feet, by the villagers of Para in Paletwa townships on December 1, 2008.

Post the rainy season, the condition of roads deteriorates in the southern Chin state. However, the villagers need to travel to towns in Mizoram to get commodities of daily need, according to the village headman of Para.

The villagers work once in a week and they have completed a 2 km long stretch.

PaletwaTownshiphas been hit by famine and the villagers are totally dependent on goods from Mizoram. Villagers of Matupi Township also use the border road for transporting their domestic animals to Mizoram state.

According to a report, articles of aid, which are provided by NGOs from Mizoram, are kept safely in Mizoram, due to the bad condition of roads. Therefore, villagers have to go and fetch these articles on foot, from the border areas of Mizoram.

President of CFERC, Mr. ChanThawng, told Khonumthung News that the roads in Paletwa were worse than other roads in Chin state. A lot of money was spent to provide any kind of relief material to the people of the township due to the bad condition of the roads, he added.