The Union government has announced Rs 10,000-crore road and bridges development projects for Nagaland besides committing a slew of road projects for the entire North-East over a five year period
The Chief Ministers of Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura and Finance Minister of Mizoram, in the meeting at NITI Aayog, were also briefed on infrastructure initiatives taken up by the central government in the North Eastern region
The central government wants to build capacity of local contractors, engineers and other stakeholders for participation in the construction of highways and infrastructure in the North-East