By Bikash Singh
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and discussed the status of progress of key infrastructure projects in the State. During the course of the meeting that took place at Union Minister’s official residence, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma sought the support and cooperation from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) for ensuring timely completion of the ongoing infrastructure projects. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of MoRTH’s support for time-bound implementation of the ongoing flagship NH projects in Assam as ‘these projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate the pace of economic growth in the Northeast part of the country.’ Later, taking to X (formerly Twitter) the Chief Minister wrote, “In New Delhi today, I had a fruitful meeting with Hon鈥檅le Union Minister Shri @nitin_gadkari Ji.We reviewed the progress of Assam鈥檚 flagship infra projects and sought @MORTHIndia’s cooperation in their time bound completion.Hon鈥檅le Minister has assured us of the Ministry鈥檚 undivided focus on this matter.” Live EventsUnion Minister Gadkari also took to the micro blogging platform X: “Reviewed the ongoing National Highway projects in Assam, with Assam Chief Minister Shri @himantabiswa Ji and senior officials in Delhi today. These projects will significantly boost regional connectivity, enhance trade routes, and accelerate economic growth across the northeastern region of the country.” The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Dr.KK Dwivedi and senior officials of MoRTH. Earlier, the Chief Minister met a team from ICICI Foundation and ICICI Bank at his official residence here and discussed ongoing CSR initiatives in Assam. The meeting focused on strengthening, expanding and diversifying CSR efforts in collaboration with Government of Assam and expanding credit access for micro borrowers.Moreover, Chairman of LifeCare Ltd., Jayesh Saini called upon the Chief Minister at the latter’s official residence and spoke at length about the company’s foray into the booming health sector in Assam and its eagerness to bring the projects to fruition soon. It may be noted that LifeCare, a Kenya-based company, had inked an MoU during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit in Guwahati in February this year in the health sector. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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