Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today virtually laid the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of the country in Assam. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Ministers of State Dr Jitendra Singh, General (Retd.) V.K. Singh and Rameshwar Teli and several Ministers of Assam also attended the event.
Talking on this event, Mr. Gadkari said that means are being taken for the foundation improvement in the state. He said that the calculated park would make openings for work in the area. DoNER Minister Dr. Singh additionally because of the activity of the
Prime Minister, the street network in North East has been improved a ton during the most recent six years.
The 700-crore rupee park at Bongaigaon district will provide direct connectivity to air, road, rail and waterways to the people of Assam and other parts of North East. It will also give employment to 20 lakh people. It will be developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana of the Centre. The fund for the multi-modal logistics park would be spent in three components - road and railway connectivity as well as building and infrastructure work. A Memorandum of Understanding will also be signed to implement the project.