Road Minister Gadkari sanctions new projects worth Rs. 1.6 lakh crores in North East

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced sanctioning of new projects worth Rs.1.6 lakh crores in North East India.

At the concluding press conference of the review of NH projects in North East Region in Guwahati, Assam, he said these projects include roads, ropeways, RoBs, major bridges across river Brahmaputra and other water bodies.

Gadkari said multi modal logistics parks have been also proposed at Udaipur in Tripura and Silchar in Assam.


Gadkari said the government is working towards bridging the connectivity gap in North East India and giving momentum to transport infrastructure in the region.

The minister said around 50 Way Side Amenities and 50 View Points are also being developed. Once completed, it would give significant boost to the Tourism sector and economy in North Eastern region , he added.