Projects sanctioned in North-Eastern region

 NEW DELHI: The Government of India is implementing various flagship and other schemes for the development of the north-eastern region through the respective administrative ministries/departments within the approved financial outlays as per scheme design. A total of 4,686 km of National Highways have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in NER in the last three years amounting to Rs 60,093 crore. Major ongoing Capital Road Connectivity projects in NER include 4 laning of Dimapur-Kohima Road (77.87 km) in Nagaland; 4 laning of Nagaon bypass to Holongi (167 km) in Arunachal Pradesh; Alternate two-lane Highway from Bagrakote to Pakyong (NH-717A) (152 km) in Sikkim; 2 laning of Aizawl–Tuipang NH-54 (351 km) in Mizoram; 4 laning of Imphal–Moreh section of NH-39 (20 km) and 2-laning of 75.4 km in Manipur.

In addition, the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region under North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) has sanctioned 77 road projects amounting to Rs.3372.58 crore. During the last three years, four waterway projects/works costing Rs 1040.71 crore have been sanctioned in the north-eastern region, stated a press release.

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