Latest Answer: Of the orders being offered as EPC contracts by the National Highways Authority of India, 6-8 were to be bid out as BOT projects earlier but the government decided to award them as cash projects in view of the unwillingness of the developers to take up these projects.
Latest Answer: Other proposals of budget include strengthening of the embankments over 30 years old (Rs 600 crore), beautification of Dighalipukhuri as a tourist spot, beautification of the Brahmaputra riverfront in Guwahati and other towns (Rs 300 crore), reclamation of Silsako beel, Brahmaputra, major tributaries and other water bodies in and around Guwahati city, protection and conservation of Deepor beel and restoration of Bharalu river.
Latest Answer: The construction of 4-lane bridge over river Brahmaputra including viaduct and its approaches connecting Gohpur on NH-52 and Numaligarh on NH-37 needs to be started immediately. Theer are other projects such as- six-laning of the Guwahati bypass with provision of a 6-lane flyover at Basistha Chariali, developing NH-151 connecting Karimganj to Sutarkandi and NH-53 from Silchar to Jiribam, to construct Malidhar RCC bridge on NH-44 and few more..