Major infra push! India speeding up its connectivity projects in the Northeast region

Dec 15, 2023 Girish Khurana

4,950 km of highways built in the Northeast region in the last nine years, costing Rs 41,459 crore

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About 77 projects have been sanctioned by the MoDNER under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and the North East Road Sector Development Scheme (NERSDS) valued at Rs 3372.58 crore

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The government manifests to connect all the state capitals of North East India (except Sikkim), to connect them with railways

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In the previous nine years of the Modi government, 1618 km sections (377 km New line, 972 km Gauge conversion, and 269 km doubling) have been commissioned in the North East region

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The average rate of construction of railway lines in Northeast is 179.78 km/year

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Multiple initiatives have been taken to restore peace in the Northeast region

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As per the annual report of MHA, incidents of violence in the region have reduced from 824 in 2014 to 201 in 2022

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Civilian deaths in Northeast reduced from 212 to 7 in these incidents over the years

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The extremists giving up arms and surrendering to the government authorities increased from 291 to 2,023 in these years

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