Centre okays 4-lane highway along Indo-Bhutan border: Assam CM

Sonowal said after getting clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the construction work for the 264-km long highway will start on full throttle

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the Centre has agreed in-principle to construct a four-lane highway along the Indo-Bhutan border.

"The new connectivity would bring in revolutionary changes not only in connectivity, but also in trade and commerce of the areas," Sonowal said at the annual state convention here.

He said that after getting clearance from the Ministry of Forest and Environment, the construction work for the 264-km long highway, encompassing four districts of the state, will start on full throttle.

The Assam government is playing the role of a catalyst to Central government's efforts in bringing about infrastructural development along the border areas, he said.

 

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