Positive development on Silchar-Guwahati alternative route
It is a positive development that Ajanta Neog, Minister of PWD, spoke about the alternative connectivity to Barak Valley in the last Assembly session. It is, in fact, an old project cleared by the Centre in 2007 in view of the demand of the 40 lakh people of this region. The road will be on the route of Silchar-Udharband-Harangajao-Turuk-Sangbar-Panimore-Kheni-Jagiroad-Guwahati.
According to a PWD (R) source here, the project which was approved by the Union Ministry of Surface and Road Transport got a sanction of Rs 87.60 lakh in 2009. Quite ironically, PWD (R) division is to submit the detailed project report, as revealed by Ajanta Neog by April next. It is significant that the length of this alternative access will be 285 km only as against the 340 km long NH-44 via Meghalaya.
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