Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has written to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, urging his intervention to resume the stalled construction work on the Majuli-Jorhat bridge. The construction has been on hold since September 5, this year, raising concerns about the project's timely completion.
In a letter to Gadkari, Gogoi underlined that the highway construction has been held up for a decade and the delay in the construction work is leading to frequent mishaps and traffic jams.
Shillong-based journalist Princess Giri Rashir won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Broadcast category for Environment, Science, and Technology Reporting.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a post said in Assam, an allocation of Rs 421.15 Crore has been approved for the construction of a 4-lane Gauripur Bypass along NH-17 (New)/NH-31(Old), spanning from Dumardoha Pt-II to the Baladmara road in Dhubri district.
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari today laid foundation stone of 10 National Highway projects at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore in Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh.
The Union Minister said that the development of approach roads and the Majuli bridge will ensure connectivity, and improve the socio-economic conditions of the local population and promote tourism.
The Members of Parliament (MPs) representing the North East region have penned a compelling letter to the Union Minister of Road and Transport, highlighting the pressing need for the repair and widening of National Highway No-6, which serves as a vital link connecting Shillong, Meghalaya, with Silchar, Mizoram, and Tripura.
