Minister’s adviser TKA Nair on Wednesday. (ST)
Shillong: Prime Minister’s adviser TKA Nair has said that the Centre would take all possible measures to remove the bottlenecks in the implementation of various Centrally-sponsored projects in the State.
“Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has briefed me on the various obstacles the State Government is facing in implementation of the Centrally-sponsored projects. I want to assure that the Centre would remove these problems one after another by working in close coordination with the State Government,” Nair said while speaking to reporters after his meeting with the Chief Minister here on Wednesday.
He also informed that the Chief Minister has sought the cooperation of various Union Ministries and agencies in implementing the pending projects.
Nair added that Dr Sangma is eager to work in close coordination with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on the expansion plan of the Shillong Airport in Umroi.
“We would like to see that issues concerning the expansion of the Shillong Airport are expedited,” Nair said.
He also informed that they dwelt at length on various development issues relating to road, telecom and air connectivity.
“I have also been briefed about the Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Programme which is the State flagship programme,” Nair said.
The Prime Minister’s adviser, however, was unable to speak anything definitive on the Centre’s reaction on the proposed uranium mining in the State which has been hanging fire for over two decades.
“I know of the fact that uranium is a very precious resource and utilising it for power generation is one of the ideas,” Naik stated.
Meanwhile, he informed that there was no discussion on issues relating to security matters.
Earlier in the evening, Nair had a meeting with various senior government officials to discuss the progress of various development projects in the State.