India, Feb. 26 -- Construction of the Silchar-Saurashtra East-West Corridor has been halted once again after residents of Dolai Chunga village in Assam's Dima Hasao district stopped work on the four-lane National Highway, alleging non-payment of compensation.

The fresh disruption comes days after a structural setback on the project, when an under-construction flyover collapsed on the Harangajao-Jatinga stretch at Dolai Chunga on the night of February 22, adding to delays in a highway that has faced repeated hurdles since work began in 2004.

The corridor, a key connectivity project intended to link the Northeast with Western India, has remained incomplete for over two decades due to technical, administrative and local challenges. With As...