NE will get Rs 15000 cr projects this year: Transport minister

Shillong, (KNN) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the central government will award Rs 15000 cr worth of projects to the North Eastern states this year.

Addressing at a function near Shillong the minister also called upon the local contractors to come forward and said that the youth of the region should take advantage of the policies of the Government. A two-day work shop will be organised by NHIDCL for the youth of the North East to take up these contracts.

Gadkari dedicated to the nation two major Highway projects in the North East region. The projects including Shillong Bypass and four laning of Jorabat-Barapani Section of NH-40 considerably ease the travel from Guwahati towards Shillong and other parts of the North East.

He also emphasised the use of alternate fuel such as bio-diesel and ethanol. He added that water as mode of transportation is priority of the government.

The decision of the centre to have additional 101 Inland Waterways as National Waterways will greatly help the North Eastern region, he said.

During the occasion, Minister of state for home, Kiren Rijiju said that government is committed to develop the infrastructure in the North East. He said the policy of the government is to transform the region. (KNN/ST)

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