49 Projects worth Rs 1231 crore taken up by DoNER
GUWAHATI: Setting up of Northeast’s first bamboo industrial park in Dima Hasao district of Assam has been prioritised by the DoNER Ministry in its 100 days’ action plan.
The Bamboo Industrial Park at Manderdisa in Dima Hasao district of Assam will be set up in an area of 75 hectares at a cost of Rs. 50 crores. The in-principle approval will be granted to this project in August this year. The target is to complete the project by March 2021.
In a review meeting of the DoNER Ministry held in NEC office Shillong on Friday, DoNER minister, Dr Jitendra Singh was informed that another project for Bamboo Park in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh would be taken up by the NEC.
The DoNER ministry has decided to sanction/ start/ complete/ operationalise 200 projects worth about Rs 3,000 crore, which means on an average @2 projects for Rs 30 crore per day during its 100 days’ action plan.
During the meeting, the DoNER Minister was briefed about the implementation status of different schemes in NE region including their normative allocations, projects sanctioned/retained, balance allocations etc.
Briefing the Minister on the implementation status of the Action Plan, the Secretary of DoNER, Dr Inder Jit Singh informed that 49 projects worth Rs 1231.94 crore had been done so far by the Ministry. These include sanction of following eight new projects for Rs. 586.3 crore under NERSDS and NESIDS schemes:
Under NERSDS
• Upgradation of AT Road from Tsusangra to Input Junction (26.335 km) including three bridges” (Nagaland-Assam Inter-state road; Nagaland 26.335 kms and Assam 0.00 km)
• Tenning to Lekie Road (37.5km) in Nagaland for Rs 136.96 crore (Nagaland-Assam Inter-State road; Nagaland 37.500 kms and Assam 0.00 km)
• Dikhu bridge to Amguri (17.155 km) in Mokokchung District in Nagaland for Rs 59.77 crore (Nagaland-Assam Inter-state road; Nagaland 17.155 km and Assam 0.00 km)
• Rehabilitation and upgradation of road from Tuensang to Longleng (0.00 km to 51.60 km) in Nagaland for Rs 188.61 crore (Nagaland-Assam Inter-state road; Nagaland 51.6 kms and Assam 0.00km)
• Construction of Mukroh Umspar linking Jrikyndeng Road (15.517 km) in Meghalaya for Rs 58.01 crore (Meghalaya-Assam Inter-state road; Meghalaya 13.397 kms and Assam 2.120 km)
• Lakhipur Abhirampara connecting Agua Medhipara Phulbari Tura Road at 19th km (West Garo Hills) (12.565 km) for Rs 46.14 crore (Meghalaya-Assam Inter-state road; Meghalaya 0.765 kms and Assam 11.80 kms)
Under NESIDS
• Improvement of Tourist spot connectivity from Amarpur (Fatiksagar) leading to Chabimura and having access to eco-Tourism Centre in Tripura
• Improvement of road from Gandacherra-Raishyabari road at 18.30 KM to Narikel-Kunja (Length 8 km) for easy access for the tourists from Dhalai, North and Unakoti districts to Narikel Kunja island surrounded by Dumbur lake water in Tripura
In addition, 36 on-going projects under various schemes like NLCPR, Special Packages, Schemes of NEC etc. have been completed with approved cost of Rs. 529.18 crore. Works of two projects for Rs. 89.63 crores got started and 3 projects for Rs. 26.83 crore have been operationalised during this period.
