NEW DELHI: Launching projects key to improving connectivity in northeast India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the double-engine government at the Centre and in Assam has reduced the geographical and cultural gap in the entire region.
PM Modi, through video conferencing, laid the foundation stone of India s longest bridge which will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya. The 19km bridge will be India s longest and will play a crucial role in connecting the two northeastern states.
Launching the bridge, PM Modi said this will be a life-changing setu for the people in the region.
PM Modi also launched the Mahabahu-Brahmaputra programme and participated in the bhumi pujan for the two-lane Majuli bridge which will connect Majuli to Jorhat in Assam, through video conferencing.
GUWAHATI: PM Narendra Modi via video conferencing from New Delhi kicked off multiple road, water and digital connectivity projects worth Rs 9,500 crore in Assam, which includes foundation stone laying for a 19-km long bridge over Brahmaputra river, which will be India’s longest bridge, and bhoomi pujan for construction of a bridge connecting world’s largest inhabited river island Majuli with mainland Assam.
Modi in his speech said, “This will open new doors for tourism in Assam. Assam can be big destination for cruise tourism in country. We have to work together to make Assam the center of ‘Atmanirbharbharat.”
The four lane 19-km long bridge over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri (on North Bank) and Phulbari (in Meghalaya on South Bank) on NH-127B will be the eight bridge over the mighty river will be built with a total cost of Rs 4997 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched several connectivity projects costing Rs 15,000 cr in Assam on Thursday. He said that these projects would not only boost trade, economy and industrialisation but also open a new chapter for the tourism industry in the northeastern region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched several connectivity projects costing Rs 15,000 cr in Assam on Thursday. He said that these projects would not only boost trade, economy and industrialisation but also open a new chapter for the .
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