Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the Centre is implementing various rail, road and air connectivity projects worth Rs 1,34,200 crore in the northeast. Sitharaman said government has been pumping in huge money in developing a number of infrastructure projects throughout the region.
She mentioned ‘We are carrying out 20 railway projects worth Rs 74,000 crore for 2,011 km, which are spread across the northeast.’ She said the Centre is also developing 4,000 km of roads in the region at a total cost of Rs 58,000 crore. There are 15 ongoing air connectivity projects in the northeast, costing around Rs 2,200 crore. However, she did not mention the completion period of these projects.
Besides, she stated the number of Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Routes have been increased to 10 from the existing eight. These Protocol Routes are reviewed every five years. There was a review in May 2022. She also said work is being carried out to develop the National Waterways on the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Barak rivers.
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