Gadkari approves Rs 68,000-cr road projects in four Northeastern states

"Our aim is to change the entire scenario of road transport in NE by 2024. We target to make roads of international standards in this region," he said

Nitin Gadkari
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
Press Trust of India Guwahati
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 09 2022 | 10:19 PM IST

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved a slew of new road projects, valued at Rs 68,000 crore, in four Northeastern states to make international standard surface connectivity.

Addressing a late-night press conference after reviewing various national highway projects in the region, Gadkari said that new projects are worth Rs 50,000 crore for Assam, Rs 9,000 crore for Meghalaya, Rs 5,000 crore for Nagaland and Rs 4,000 crore for Sikkim were approved.

"Our aim is to change the entire scenario of road transport in NE by 2024. We target to make roads of international standards in this region," he said.

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Topics :Nitin Gadkari road projectsnortheastNortheast India

First Published: Nov 09 2022 | 10:19 PM IST

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