Four-lane road project in NE states to be implemented

Centre would implement a massive project to lay a four-lane road facility over a 10,000 km stretch in the northeastern states during the next financial year, Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday.

"This would be an extraordinary infrastructure development," he told reporters here.

Highlighting the achievements of the BJP-led NDA government during its one year in office, he said the Centre was of the firm view that all states should get balanced attention.

As part of this objective, the government was giving more attention for the development of northeastern states, he said.