Infrastructure Boost in the Northeast! Gadkari to inaugurate and lay foundation stone for 15 road projects in Nagaland

Infrastructure Boost in Northeast India! Today, Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road and Highway Transport, is inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for up to 15 road projects in the northeastern state of Nagaland. All these 15 national road projects are worth 4,127 crore. According to a PTI report, all these national highway projects have a total length of 270 kilometers. The road projects will provide alternative access from Imphal to Dimapur and connect Nagaland’s capital Kohima with the Phek district and the Myanmar border. All of these 15 national highway projects in Nagaland are expected to greatly benefit the northeastern state. Below are some of the key benefits of these infrastructure projects:

• These National Highway projects will generate great employment as well as self-employment opportunities.
• With these national highways, it will be easier to make use of medical and emergency services.
• It is said that a new era of rapid growth and prosperity will begin in Nagaland State.
• These national road projects will boost the socioeconomic progress of the northeastern state
• Alternative access to Imphal to Dimapur will be provided
• It will link the Nagaland capital Kohima with the Phek district as well as the Myanmar border.
• With the national highway projects, transportation will improve between Dimapur and other districts of Nagaland.
• These national highway projects will improve economic relations with other neighboring states.

A few days ago, Gadkari said that the Modi government has taken various measures to attract investment in the infrastructure sector. The Union minister also said that the Rs 25 lakh crore road projects will be built as part of the Rs 100 lakh crore infrastructure construction program, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Recently, the minister authorized two major road projects worth Rs 65,000 crore, including the Amritsar-Ajmer highway project worth Rs 35,000 crore.