PM Modi rolls out big-ticket projects in Assam ahead of Assembly elections: Here’s everything he inaugurated

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and launched a series of key infrastructure, education and digital projects in Assam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, giving a major push to development initiatives in the Northeast.

Here’s everything he inaugurated during his Assam visit:

1. Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu

The PM inaugurated the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a six-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete (PSC) bridge built across the Brahmaputra at a cost of around Rs 3,030 crore. The bridge connects Guwahati with North Guwahati and is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India. Designed for high seismic activity with base isolation technology and equipped with a Bridge Health Monitoring System, it is expected to cut travel time between the two sides to about seven minutes.

2. Emergency Landing Facility in Moran

Modi inaugurated the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) at Moran. The facility can be used by the Indian Air Force for fighter jet operations during emergencies and is aimed at strengthening air defence preparedness in the region while enhancing civil-military coordination.

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3. National Data Centre for Northeast

The Prime Minister virtually inaugurated the National Data Centre (NDC) for the northeastern region at Amingaon in Kamrup district from Lachit Ghat. The state-of-the-art data centre, with a total sanctioned load of 8.5 MW and an average rack capacity of 10 kW per rack, will host mission-critical applications of various government departments and function as a disaster recovery centre for other NDCs, strengthening the region’s digital backbone.

4. IIM Guwahati

PM Modi also virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of the Indian Institute of Management Guwahati, aimed at expanding access to premier management education in the Northeast. Approved by the Centre last year, it is the second IIM in the region after IIM Shillong and the 22nd in the country.

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5. 225 electric buses under PM-eBus Sewa

Under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, the Prime Minister flagged off 225 electric buses. Of these, 100 buses are for Guwahati, 50 each for Nagpur and Bhavnagar, and 25 for Chandigarh. The initiative is expected to benefit over 50 lakh citizens by improving access to clean, affordable and reliable public transport while promoting sustainable urban mobility.