Guwahati, Mar 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated four projects worth Rs 526 crore in election-bound Assam on Friday.
Modi inaugurated a state-of-the-art elevated road corridor connecting Pandu Port in Guwahati to NH-27, laid the foundation stone for the Cruise Terminal at Biswanath Ghat, and performed the bhoomi pujan for the Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) in Dibrugarh and the Cruise Terminal at Neamati.
“These projects worth thousands of crores are creating new avenues of employment for Assam’s youth and are boosting the state’s prosperity,” asserted Modi.
The Prime Minister announced that the work of building modern cruise terminals at the famous Neamati Ghat and Biswanath Ghat has also commenced from Friday.
Modi emphasised that this is not merely an infrastructure project, “it is a step that will give a new direction to tourism and the local economy in Assam”.
“The Brahmaputra is no longer just a river… Strengthening them has established the path of transformation of India’s logistics sector unlocking new growth opportunities,” said Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
