PM Narendra Modi launches multiple development initiatives in Assam through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Thursday
GUWAHATI: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually kicked off multiple road, water and digital connectivity projects worth Rs 9,500 crore in poll-bound Assam, which includes work on inland waterways, for an alternative connect with the northeast to reduce the region’s dependence on the strategically vital chicken’s neck or the Siliguri corridor.
Modi also laid the foundation of the country’s longest bridge (19km) over the Brahmaputra to be built at a cost of Rs 4,997 crore between Phulbari in Meghalaya to Dhubri in Assam and “bhoomi pujan” for the construction of a bridge connecting Majuli with mainland Assam at a cost of Rs 925 crore.
Assam: Narendra Modi lays foundation stones for two bridges
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Prime Minister Modi Launches Mahabahu-Brahmaputra Project, Lays Foundation Stone For Two Bridges In Assam
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PM to launch Mahabahu-Brahmaputra ; inaugurate Ro-Pax operations
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will launch Mahabahu-Brahmaputra , lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Majuli bridge in Assam on February 18 via video conferencing.
The launch of Mahabahu-Brahmaputra will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland water transport terminal at Jogighopa, and various tourist jetties on the Brahmaputra, the Prime Minister s Office (PMO) said.
Besides these, digital solutions for ease-of-doing-business will be also launched, it said.