Road, rail and waterways transport infrastructure projects in North Eastern Region

Road, rail and waterways transport infrastructure projects in North Eastern Region

Several road and transport infrastructure development projects have been taken up by the concerned Ministries and Departments of the Central Government in North Eastern Region (NER), which, inter-alia, include:

Road connectivity: Government has taken the specific initiative for improvement of connectivity within the region by programs such as SARDP-NE, Bharatmala-I, etc. and with rest of India through East-West Corridor program. During 2024-25 till May, 2024, a total of 78 km of National Highway road have been constructed in NE States. During 2024-25 till June, 2024 a total expenditure of Rs 2,859.00 crore has been made on NHs in NE States.

Air connectivity: The number of airports has increased to 17 by 2023 as compared to 9 in 2013. The traffic movement has also increased by 113% in last 10 years. Under UDAN scheme of Ministry of Civil Aviation, 194 valid fixed wing and Helicopter routes are awarded in North Eastern States, which will help in attracting tourist, investors and add to ease of doing business.

Rail connectivity: In order to improve rail connectivity within the North Eastern States and with rest of India, 18 Railway infrastructure projects (13 new nines, 05 doubling), of total length of 1,368 km costing Rs 74,972 crore falling fully/partly in the North Eastern Region are in planning/approval/ construction stages, out of which 313 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 40,549 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.