Indo-Bhutan international Highway to come up soon: Assam CM

Already two rounds of talks have been held between Assam government officials and the Union Ministry for strengthening road connectivity between the two nations.

While laying the foundation stone for a RCC Bridge over Bharola River on Tamulpur-Udalguri Road in Udalguri district, the Assam CM said that the proposed highway would improve trade & commerce between the two nations.

The bride is part of a road project Improvement and up-gradation of Road section of Tamulpur to Paneri and Paneri to Udalguri in Assam under North Eastern States Road Investment Project (NESRIP).

The Union government has accorded Administrative Approval for an amount of Rs 319.29 crore towards execution of the Trance-II Project.

Sonowal further said that the Prime Minister of India lays utmost importance in improving surface communication in the State for ushering development in the region.

“Union Ministry of Highways has also approved projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore for reinforcing road connectivity in the State in a meeting held recently in New Delhi,” the Assam CM said.

Stating that the State government will soon take up construction works of six bridges in Udalguri LAC, the Assam CM also said that already Rs 2 crore has been released by the government for repairing of roads in each LAC area.

Sonowal further informed the gathering that the State Cabinet has recently approved Mukhyamantir Path Nirman Achoni under which Rs 2000 crore will be released to the districts within March 31, 2017.

This amount will be utilized for construction of roads in the rural and urban areas of the State within three years.

The Assam CM also lauded the BTC Chief Hagrama Mahilary for his leadership in ushering overall development and peace in the region and stated that the Assam government will soon set up Skill Development Centre in the BTC for harnessing the rich potential of the youth.

He also reiterated his Government’s commitment to provide home to every homeless of the BTAD under Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana.

BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary, State PHE Minister Rihon Daimary, MPs Ramen Deka and  Biswajit Daimary were also present in the meeting.

Sonowal also laid the foundation stone of Suklai River Bridge and Kala-Nanoi River Bridge under Paneri LAC on Tamulpur-Paneri Road and Bornadi River Bridge under Tamulpur LAC today as part of the NESRIP Trance-II Project.

On the sidelines of the foundation stone laying ceremony at Suklai and Kala-Nanoi River Bridge, Sonowal also visited the Barangajuli Srimanta Sankardev Satra and interacted with the Satradhikar.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)