Major Highway Projects to Enhance Connectivity in Northeast India
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced a significant Rs 61,500 crore, 630-km highway corridor project linking Siliguri (West Bengal) with Guwahati (Assam) and Shillong (Meghalaya). Additionally, the central government has approved an Rs 8,970.20 crore project to construct a 135.87-km four-lane, access-controlled highway corridor between Baihata Chariali near Guwahati and Tezpur.