Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said Union minister Nitin Gadkari has informed him that following the state government's concern over the slow pace of work on the Jorhat-Dibrugarh highway, 11 contractors have been onboarded to expedite the project.

In a letter to Sarma, Gadkari said in the wake of the report received from his office regarding restoration and maintenance of the 127-km stretch, the matter was examined.