Central government today unleashed another round of major infrastructure projects. Govt. of India cleared six road projects and one port sector project with estimated project cost of around Rs 9,672 crore. It included four National Highway projects, one each in the state of Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh and two projects in the state of Uttar Pradesh and one port sector project in the state of Goa.
Much to the disappointment of the people of North East region there was no major announcement for the NE states. When present government came to power at centre, people of north east region had huge expectation from them. For years successive central government has failed to develop the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised a lot for the region but situation has not improved much. People are getting impatient and desperately want to see improvement at grass root. The biggest problem confronting our region is poor road network. The hilly terrain makes it more difficult for the people to survive. Government of India should especially give emphasis on improving the road connectivity. It’s surprising that no major road project has been announced for the region so far. But hopefully in coming budget government will present a road map for the development of region. There is urgent need for it. If govt. of India continuous to neglect the region, it will send out wrong message and sense of alienation will engulf the region.