Gadkari announces Rs 10,000-cr projects for Nagaland

The Union government on Tuesday announced Rs 10,000-crore road and bridge development projects for Nagaland, besides committing a slew of road projects for the entire North-East in five years. Road and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the Nagaland road project will be taken up till March 2017.

Turning to the infrastructure development of entire North-East, Gadkari pledged the Centre’s wish in according the highest priority for development of the region.

Towards that objective, the Centre has decided to have roads of over 10,000 km in length in the region, which would incur an approximate cost of Rs 1 lakh crore in a five-year span, he said.

Gadkari was talking to media at the Raj Bhavan after laying the foundation for four-laning of Dimapur-Kohima NH-29 near Chathe River Bridge, Patkai College junction Chumukedima in Dimapur district. On the Nagaland projects, Gadkari said the 43 km-long four laning of NH-39 will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore.