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‘Assam's development a priority’, says PM Modi as he flags off Ro-Pax service between Majuli and Neamati
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge today via video conferencing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his government has priortised Assam's development and efforts are being made day and night to fulfill this.
"Now Assam's development is also a priority, efforts are being made day and night for this. Steps have been taken one by one to re-establish multi-modal connectivity of Assam in the last 5 years," PM Modi said in his address while launching the 'Mahabahu-Brahmaputra' initiative.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge today via video conferencing.
Explaining the difficulties in development projects in Assam, PM Modi said, "Steps have been taken one by one to re-establish multi-modal connectivity of Assam in the last 5 years. The work related to connectivity on the Brahmaputra should have been done earlier. Because of this, connectivity in Assam and North East remained a challenge."
With the blessings of Mahabahu Brahmaputra, fast work is now being done in this direction, the PM said.
Praising the BJP-led government in the state and Centre, PM Modi said, "Over the years, the double-engine government of the Center and Assam have tried to reduce both the geographical and cultural distances of the entire region."
The proposed Dhubri Phulbari Bridge will be located on NH-127B, originating from Srirampur on NH-27 (East-West Corridor), and terminating at Nongstoin on NH-106 in Meghalaya. It will connect Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari, Tura, Rongram and Rongjeng in Meghalaya.
The bridge, to be built with a total cost of approximately ₹4,997 crores, will meet the long-standing demand of the people from Assam and Meghalaya who were depending on ferry services to travel between the two banks of the river. It will reduce the distance of 205 km to be travelled by road to 19 km, which is the total length of the bridge.
