Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 16 national highway projects in Manipur with laying the foundation stone with an investment of ₹4,148 crores covering a total length of 298kms. As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, an all-weather connectivity to Manipur with the rest of the country and the neighbouring countries will be provided with the projects.
Besides aiding to boost agricultural, industrial and socio-economic progress of the region, the highway projects will also promote health care and emergency service to the remotest of the areas and generate employment and self-employment opportunities.
While inaugurating the projects in Imphal Gadkari said projects worth ₹5000 crores have also been sanctioned for the state and the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) will be completed within six months and the work will start in a year’s time. He said the expansion of highways in the state will be recommended under the Bharatmala Phase ll.
“Prime Minister is giving highest priority to the northeast and road infrastructure will contribute in the development of Manipur and make it socially and economically strong,” he said. The minister said that water, power, transport and communication are the four most important things for the development of industry, for generating employment and eradicating poverty. “Manipur is a very beautiful state with immense potential for tourism,” said Gadkar
