The central government has already identified 21 such key projects worth over Rs1 lakh crore for ensuring faster clearances to them.
Of 21 projects, nine projects are from Arunachal Pradesh alone, seven from Assam, three from Tripura and one each from Meghalaya and Manipur. Their total combined cost at present is Rs 1,00,151 crores.
Also, more than 50 per cent of these projects, at least 11 are power projects including that of transmission lines followed by five railway projects, four related to petroleum and natural gas and one related to cement plant.
It is learnt that “a special informal group has been formed within the PMG of the cabinet secretariat, which is ensuring a special emphasis on these projects.”
“The group is taking extreme care that clearances required from various arms of the central government are given at the earliest to these projects. Regular meeting, sometimes on weekly basis, are being taken to fast track these projects and even quick follow up is done to ensure that these projects do not go in back burner,” top central government sources told DNA.
“Northeast has a huge potential for power projects because of largely untapped hydrological resources. Secondly, this government under PM Modi has cleared its intentions of using railways to connect distant part of India, especially northeastern region, which even after 60 years of independence is still not properly connected with railways,” sources said.
Source: Nagaland Post
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