Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says government-accelerated development initiatives in the North East had transformed the Look East initiative into the Act East Plan . The Indian government has declared new sanctioned projects worth Rs 38,000 crore, Meghalaya Rs 12,500 crore, Mizoram Rs 6,664 crore, Tripura Rs 12,426 crore, and Nagaland Rs 3,235 crore .
New Delhi, December 7: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that government-accelerated development initiatives in the North East had transformed the Look East initiative into the Act East Plan, enabling all the states to improve trade with South East Asian Nations.We are committed to speeding up development, whether it is road construction, rail extension, or the upgrading of waterways, thanks to Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti.We have also made a lot of strides in the area of energy.We have monitored the progress of the Solar and Hydel projects, and we have supplied electricity in every corner.
This will contribute to economic growth, good governance, and public welfare.I am certain that the North East region will grow to a point where it can prosper due to the hardworking nature of the younger generation of North East and the government's facilities for facilitating commerce, Singh said.The Indian government has declared new sanctioned projects worth Rs 38,000 crore, Meghalaya Rs 12,500 crore, Mizoram Rs 6,664 crore, Tripura Rs 12,426 crore, and Nagaland Rs 3,235 crore, according to EastMojo.The Frontier Highway will protect the Indo-China-Myanmar border and prevent migration from border zones, while also upgrading the state's tourism infrastructure. Tripura will carry out several road works in Meghalaya under a Rs 12,500 crore initiative from the Indian government, which will include the 55-kilometer proposed Northern Guwahati Ring Road, which includes a bridge over the river Brahmaputra, with Rs 15,499 crore being provided by Manipur.Mizoram received a sanction of Rs 6,664 crore for a two-laning of the 28-kilometer Zorinpui-Longmasu stretch of the The 135-kilometer Khowai-Teliamura-Amarpur-Harina Highway (NH 208) will be two-laning, costing Rs 2,421 crore, and will take travelers to Tirthamukh and Unakoti.It will also connect Bangladesh with the United Kingdom through the Feni Bridge, which will be located in Kailashahar, Kamalpur, and Khowai Border check post.